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 urban agglomerations

Estimates for all agglomerations with 300,000 or more inhabitants are included. [1] Projections are as of 2022.

CityPopulationCountry
Guatemala City 3,036,000Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Panama City 1,938,000 [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Tegucigalpa 1,527,000Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
San José 1,441,000Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
San Salvador 1,111,000 [lower-alpha 2] Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Managua 1,083,000Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
San Pedro Sula 956,000Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Alajuela 398,000Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Heredia 348,000Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica

Largest cities proper

All cities proper with a population of 200,000 or more are included. Estimates are as of 2015.

CityPopulationCountry
Tegucigalpa 1,190,230 [3] Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
San Salvador 1,116,052 [4] Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Managua 1,039,290 [5] Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Guatemala City 994,078 [6] Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
San Pedro Sula 742,118 [3] Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Villa Nueva 564,686 [6] Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Mixco 495,079 [6] Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Panama City 468,843 [lower-alpha 3] [8] Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
San Miguelito 355,429 [8] Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
San José 333,980 [9] Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Soyapango 280,435 [10] Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Santa Ana 269,386 [10] Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
San Miguel 257,621 [10] Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Choloma 242,973 [3] Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
San Juan Sacatepéquez 237,245 [6] Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
León 204,985 [5] Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
La Ceiba 204,140 [3] Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Refers to the population of urban localities in the districts of Panamá, Arraiján, La Chorrera and San Miguelito. [2]
  2. ↑ Refers to the urban parts of the municipios of San Salvador, Mejicanos, Soyapango, Delgado, Ilopango, Cuscatancingo, Ayutuxtepeque and San Marcos. [2]
  3. ↑ 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. [7]

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