Five largest cities: Managua, León, Estelí, Tipitapa, Matagalpa
Population of the largest city: Managua- 927,563
Estimated size of the four other cities (rank size rule):
2) León- 463,781
3) Estelí- 309,187
4) Tipitapa- 231,890
5) Matagalpa- 185,512
Populations of the next four largest cities:
2) León- 148,077
3) Estelí- 104,606
4) Tipitapa- 100,222
5) Matagalpa- 98,438
Paragraph: In Nicaragua the rank size rule does not prove to be valid when deteriming the size of the cities. It is said that the second most populated city will be half the size of the first and the third largest city will be a third the size of the first largest city, but this is not the case. Using the rank size rule the total population of the four largest cities after Managau are shown to be about twice the size than they acually are.
Population: 5,955,000
Population Density: 45 people per sq. km
% Urban Population: 58%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 45%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 1.8%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 63%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 98%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 33.56
Population of the largest city: Managua- 927,563
Estimated size of the four other cities (rank size rule):
2) León- 463,781
3) Estelí- 309,187
4) Tipitapa- 231,890
5) Matagalpa- 185,512
Populations of the next four largest cities:
2) León- 148,077
3) Estelí- 104,606
4) Tipitapa- 100,222
5) Matagalpa- 98,438
Paragraph: In Nicaragua the rank size rule does not prove to be valid when deteriming the size of the cities. It is said that the second most populated city will be half the size of the first and the third largest city will be a third the size of the first largest city, but this is not the case. Using the rank size rule the total population of the four largest cities after Managau are shown to be about twice the size than they acually are.
Population: 5,955,000
Population Density: 45 people per sq. km
% Urban Population: 58%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 45%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 1.8%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 63%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 98%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 33.56