List of largest cities in Central America


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.

Largest urban agglomerations

Estimates for all agglomerations with 300,000 or more inhabitants are included.
CityPopulationYear of projectionCountry
Guatemala City2,918,0002015Guatemala
Panama City1,673,0002015Panama
San José1,324,0002015Costa Rica
Tegucigalpa1,170,0002015Honduras
San Salvador1,098,0002015El Salvador
Managua956,0002015Nicaragua
San Pedro Sula852,0002015Honduras
Choloma453,0002015Honduras

Largest cities proper

All cities proper with a population of 200,000 or more are included.
CityPopulationYear of estimateCountry
Tegucigalpa1,190,2302015Honduras
Managua1,039,2902015Nicaragua
Guatemala City994,0782015Guatemala
San Pedro Sula742,1182015Honduras
Villa Nueva564,6862015Guatemala
Mixco495,0792015Guatemala
Panama City468,8432015Panama
San Miguelito355,4292015Panama
San José333,9802015Costa Rica
Soyapango280,4352015El Salvador
Santa Ana269,3862015El Salvador
San Salvador257,7542015El Salvador
San Miguel257,6212015El Salvador
Choloma242,9732015Honduras
San Juan Sacatepéquez237,2452015Guatemala
León204,9852015Nicaragua
La Ceiba204,1402015Honduras