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 cities proper All cities proper with a population of 200,000 or more are included.
# City Population Country Year1 Tegucigalpa 1,326,460 20232 Guatemala City 1,221,739 20233 Managua 1,055,111 20234 San Pedro Sula 701,200 20235 Mixco 527,828 20236 Villa Nueva 492,480 20237 Panama City 468,843 20238 San José 352,381 20229 San Salvador 330,543 202410 San Miguelito 280,777 202411 San Miguel 257,621 202412 Soyapango 229,747 202413 Choloma 220,300 202314 Cobán 212,047 202315 Santa Ana 210,000 202416 La Ceiba 209,000 202317 Quetzaltenango 207,620 202318 La Chorrera 205,959 202419 Jalapa 195,321 202320 Escuintla 172,324 2023
Largest urban agglomerations Estimates for all agglomerations with 300,000 or more inhabitants are included. Projections are as of 2022.
City Population Country Guatemala City 3,036,000 Panama City 1,938,000 Tegucigalpa 1,527,000 San José 1,441,000 San Salvador 1,111,000 Managua 1,083,000 San Pedro Sula 956,000 Alajuela 398,000 Heredia 348,000
See also Lists of cities in Central America
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