| ISO-3166-2 | Fips | GN | Name of Subdivision | Type | Capital | Population | lang | continent | From | Till |
1 | AN | 17 | 17 | Costa Caribe Norte | región autónoma (autonomous region) | Puerto Cabezas | 249,700 | | NA | | |
2 | AS | 18 | 18 | Costa Caribe Sur | región autónoma (autonomous region) | Bluefields | 306,510 | | NA | | |
3 | BO | 01 | 01 | Boaco | departamento (department) | Boaco | 171,000 | | NA | | |
4 | CA | 02 | 02 | Carazo | departamento (department) | Jinotepe | 177,100 | | NA | | |
5 | CI | 03 | 03 | Chinandega | departamento (department) | Chinandega | 441,300 | | NA | | |
6 | CO | 04 | 04 | Chontales | departamento (department) | Juigalpa | 182,000 | | NA | | |
7 | ES | 05 | 05 | Esteli | departamento (department) | Estelí | 215,400 | | NA | | |
8 | GR | 06 | 06 | Granada | departamento (department) | Granada | 190,600 | | NA | | |
9 | JI | 07 | 07 | Jinotega | departamento (department) | Jinotega | 297,300 | | NA | | |
10 | LE | 08 | 08 | Leon | departamento (department) | León | 389,600 | | NA | | |
11 | MD | 09 | 09 | Madriz | departamento (department) | Somoto | 133,300 | | NA | | |
12 | MN | 10 | 10 | Managua | departamento (department) | Managua | 1,380,300 | | NA | | |
13 | MS | 11 | 11 | Masaya | departamento (department) | Masaya | 317,500 | | NA | | |
14 | MT | 12 | 12 | Matagalpa | departamento (department) | Matagalpa | 484,900 | | NA | | |
15 | NS | 13 | 13 | Nueva Segovia | departamento (department) | Ocotal | 211,200 | | NA | | |
16 | RI | 15 | 15 | Rivas | departamento (department) | Rivas | 166,900 | | NA | | |
17 | SJ | 14 | 14 | Rio San Juan | departamento (department) | San Carlos | 95,500 | | NA | | |