Map of Estelí, Nicaragua

Estelí is the administrative centre of Estelí Department, Nicaragua, with a population of about 96,422. It lies at 13.0919°N, 86.3538°W. Estelí is about 107 km (67 mi) north of Managua, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jinotega, 38 km to the east.

Estelí at a glance

Where is Estelí?

• The 6th largest city in Nicaragua by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 21 min on the shortest day to 12 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Estelí

• Jinotega — 38 km east
• Matagalpa — 51 km east
• Ocotal — 61 km north
• León — 92 km southwest
• Ciudad Choluteca — 94 km west, Honduras
• Mateare — 96 km south
• Chinandega — 99 km southwest
• El Viejo — 100 km southwest
• Tipitapa — 103 km south
• Ciudad Sandino — 104 km south

Largest cities in Nicaragua

• Managua — 973,087
• León — 144,538
• Masaya — 130,113
• Chinandega — 126,387
• Matagalpa — 109,089
• Granada — 89,409
• Mateare — 61,234
• Jinotega — 55,000
• El Viejo — 53,504
• Nueva Guinea — 52,929

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.