| ISO-3166-2 | Fips | GN | Name of Subdivision | Type | Capital | Population | area in km² | lang | continent | From | Till |
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| 1 | AN | 17 | 17 | Region Autonoma del Atlantico Norte | región autónoma (autonomous region) | | | | | NA | | |
| 2 | AS | 18 | 18 | Region Autonoma del Atlantico Sur | región autónoma (autonomous region) | | | | | NA | | |
| 3 | BO | 01 | 01 | Boaco | departamento (department) | | | 4,513.5 | | NA | | |
| 4 | CA | 02 | 02 | Carazo | departamento (department) | Jinotepe | | 1,263.2 | | NA | | |
| 5 | CI | 03 | 03 | Chinandega | departamento (department) | Chinandega | | 4,721.8 | | NA | | |
| 6 | CO | 04 | 04 | Chontales | departamento (department) | Juigalpa | | 7,485.8 | | NA | | |
| 7 | ES | 05 | 05 | Esteli | departamento (department) | Estelí | | 2,061.4 | | NA | | |
| 8 | GR | 06 | 06 | Granada | departamento (department) | | | 1,684.5 | | NA | | |
| 9 | JI | 07 | 07 | Jinotega | departamento (department) | Jinotega | | 9,765.1 | | NA | | |
| 10 | LE | 08 | 08 | Leon | departamento (department) | León | | 5,660.8 | | NA | | |
| 11 | MD | 09 | 09 | Madriz | departamento (department) | | | 1,497.5 | | NA | | |
| 12 | MN | 10 | 10 | Managua | departamento (department) | Managua | | 4,139.9 | | NA | | |
| 13 | MS | 11 | 11 | Masaya | departamento (department) | Masaya | | 608.3 | | NA | | |
| 14 | MT | 12 | 12 | Matagalpa | departamento (department) | Matagalpa | | 6,371.2 | | NA | | |
| 15 | NS | 13 | 13 | Nueva Segovia | departamento (department) | Ocotal | | 3,581.3 | | NA | | |
| 16 | RI | 15 | 15 | Rivas | departamento (department) | Rivas | | 5,189.1 | | NA | | |
| 17 | SJ | 14 | 14 | Rio San Juan | departamento (department) | | | 9,710.1 | | NA | | |
