Managua

Managua Leal Villa De Santiago De Managua
From left to right 1st row: Building Invercasa, panoramic night Managua, 2nd row: Ruben Dario National Theater, Old Cathedral of Managua 3rd row: Augusto C. Sandino International Airport, Port Salvador Allende at Lake Managua 4th row: Buses at Metrocentro Managua Mall Bus Terminal, and the headquarters of Banco de América Central .
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Nickname(s): Novia del Xolotlán (English: The Bride of Xolotlán)
Managua
Coordinates: 12°8′11″N 86°15′5″W / 12.13639°N 86.25139°W / 12.13639; -86.25139Coordinates: 12°8′11″N 86°15′5″W / 12.13639°N 86.25139°W / 12.13639; -86.25139
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Managua
Municipality	Managua
Founded	1819
Seat of the Government	1852
Capital of the Nation	1852
Government
• Mayor	Daisy Torres
• Vice Mayor	Reina J. Ruedas
Area
• City	544 km2 (210 sq mi)
• Urban	173.7 km2 (67.1 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• City	2,205,676
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
• Metro	2,560,789
Demonym(s)	managüense capitalino/a
ISO 3166 code	NI-MN
Website	http://www.managua.gob.ni/

Nickname(s): Novia del Xolotlán

Managua (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈna.ɣwa]) is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as of the department of the same name. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Managua, it is Nicaragua's largest city, with a projected population in 2015 of 1,048,134 within the city limits and a population of 1,337,709 in the metropolitan area, which additionally includes the municipalities of Ciudad Sandino, El Crucero, Nindirí, Ticuantepe and Tipitapa.

The city was declared the national capital in 1852. Prior, the capital alternated between the cities of León and Granada. The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake and years of civil war in the 1980s severely disrupted and stunted Managua's growth. It was not until the mid-1990s that Managua began to see a resurgence.

Managua's population is composed predominantly of mestizos and whites who are mainly of Spanish descent, with a minority being of French, Jewish Nicaraguan, German Nicaraguan, Italian, Russian and Turkish descent.

The name Managua originates from the term Mana-ahuac, which in the indigenous Nahuatl language translates to "adjacent to the water" or site "surrounded by water". Residents of the city are called managüenses or capitalinos.