Matagalpa

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Matagalpa San Pedro de Matagalpa
Municipality
Matagalpa's Cathedral
Flag Seal
Matagalpa Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12°55′N 85°55′W / 12.917°N 85.917°W / 12.917; -85.917
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Matagalpa Department
Government
• Mayor	Sadrach Zeledón
Area
• Municipality	619 km2 (239 sq mi)
Population  (2022 estimate)[1]
• Municipality	169,540
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
• Urban	112,697 (7th Nicaragua)
Climate	Aw

Matagalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [mataˈɣalpa]) is a city in Nicaragua which is the capital of the department of Matagalpa. The city has a population of 112,697 (2022 estimate),^[2] while the population of the department is 606,643. Matagalpa is Nicaragua's seventh largest city, the largest in the country's interior, and one of the most commercially active outside of Managua. Matagalpa is known as the "Pearl of the North" and "Land of Eternal Spring."