Map of Granada, Granada Department, Nicaragua

Granada is the administrative centre of Granada Department, Nicaragua, with a population of about 89,409. It lies at 11.9299°N, 85.9560°W. Granada is about 39 km (24 mi) southeast of Managua, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Masaya, 16 km to the west.

Granada at a glance

Where is Granada?

• The 7th largest city in Nicaragua by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 25 min on the shortest day to 12 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Granada

• Masaya — 16 km west
• Diriamba — 32 km west
• Tipitapa — 33 km northwest
• Managua — 39 km northwest
• Ciudad Sandino — 49 km northwest
• Mateare — 62 km northwest
• Juigalpa — 67 km east
• Matagalpa — 111 km north
• León — 115 km northwest
• Liberia — 155 km south, Costa Rica

Largest cities in Nicaragua

• Managua — 973,087
• León — 144,538
• Masaya — 130,113
• Chinandega — 126,387
• Matagalpa — 109,089
• Estelí — 96,422
• Mateare — 61,234
• Jinotega — 55,000
• El Viejo — 53,504
• Nueva Guinea — 52,929

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Other places named Granada

• Granada — Andalusia, Spain
• Granada — Meta Department, Colombia

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.