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List of largest cities in Central America

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The two lists of the largest cities in Central America given below are based on two different definitions of a city, the urban agglomeration, and the city proper. In both lists Central America is defined as consisting of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. All estimates and projections given have a reference date of mid-2015.

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Guatemala City, the largest urban agglomeration in Central America
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Panama City, the second largest agglomeration in Central America
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San José, the third largest agglomeration in Central America

Largest cities proper

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All cities proper with a population of 200,000 or more are included.

# City Population Country Year
1 Tegucigalpa 1,326,460 Image Honduras 2023[1]
2 Guatemala City 1,221,739 Image Guatemala 2023[2]
3 Managua 1,055,111 Image Nicaragua 2023[3]
4 San Pedro Sula 701,200 Image Honduras 2023[1]
5 Mixco 527,828 Image Guatemala 2023[2]
6 Villa Nueva 492,480 Image Guatemala 2023[2]
7 Panama City 468,843 Image Panama 2023[a]
8 San José 352,381 Image Costa Rica 2022[5]
9 San Salvador 330,543 Image El Salvador 2024[6]
10 San Miguelito 280,777 Image Panama 2024[4]
11 San Miguel 257,621 Image El Salvador 2024[6]
12 Soyapango 229,747 Image El Salvador 2024[6]
13 Choloma 220,300 Image Honduras 2023[1]
14 Cobán 212,047 Image Guatemala 2023[2]
15 Santa Ana 210,000 Image El Salvador 2024[6]
16 La Ceiba 209,000 Image Honduras 2023[1]
17 Quetzaltenango 207,620 Image Guatemala 2023[2]
18 La Chorrera 205,959 Image Panama 2024[4]
19 Jalapa 195,321 Image Guatemala 2023[2]
20 Escuintla 172,324 Image Guatemala 2023[2]

Largest urban agglomerations

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Estimates for all agglomerations with 300,000 or more inhabitants are included.[7] Projections are as of 2022.

City Population Country
Guatemala City 3,036,000 Image Guatemala
Panama City 1,938,000[b] Image Panama
Tegucigalpa 1,527,000 Image Honduras
San José 1,441,000 Image Costa Rica
San Salvador 1,111,000[c] Image El Salvador
Managua 1,083,000 Image Nicaragua
San Pedro Sula 956,000 Image Honduras
Alajuela 398,000 Image Costa Rica
Heredia 348,000 Image Costa Rica

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Panama's National Statistics and Census Institute (INEC) defines the city proper of Panama City as comprising the corregimientos of San Felipe, El Chorrillo, Santa Ana, Calidonia, Curundú, Betania, Bella Vista, Pueblo Nuevo, San Francisco, Parque Lefevre, Río Abajo, Juan Diaz and Pedregal.[4]
  2. ↑ Refers to the population of urban localities in the districts of Panamá, Arraiján, La Chorrera and San Miguelito.[8]
  3. ↑ Refers to the urban parts of the municipios of San Salvador, Mejicanos, Soyapango, Delgado, Ilopango, Cuscatancingo, Ayutuxtepeque and San Marcos.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Honduras: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Guatemala: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de.
  3. ↑ "Nicaragua: Administrative Division (Departments and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de.
  4. 1 2 3 "Cuadro 10. SUPERFICIE, POBLACIÓN Y DENSIDAD DE POBLACIÓN EN LA REPÚBLICA, SEGÚN PROVINCIA, COMARCA INDÍGENA, DISTRITO Y CORREGIMIENTO: CENSOS DE 2000, 2010 Y 2023" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Costa Rica: Municipal Division (Municipalities and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "El Salvador: Municipal Division (Municipalities and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de.
  7. ↑ "World Urbanization Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". population.un.org. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  8. 1 2 World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision (Report). United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. June 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
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