List of largest cities in Central America - wikipedia List of largest cities in Central America Part of a series on Central America Countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Culture Central American Spanish Cuisine Mesoamerica Music Ethnic groups Ethnic groups List of indigenous peoples Visual arts by indigenous peoples Religion Anglican Church Bahá'í Faith Buddhism Roman Catholicism Sport Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Football Union By country Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Demographics By country Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Economy By country Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Education By country Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Environment Bioregion Deforestation List of mammals Montane forests Mountain peaks Pine - oak forests History Central American crisis Federal Republic Federal Republic heads of state Greater Republic Maya civilization Trade By country Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Geography Central Highlands Cities Geology Islands Mountains ( Extreme summits Ultra-prominent summits ) Rivers Volcanoes Middle America Middle America Trench By country Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Politics and government Integration System Parliament Elections by country Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Foreign relations by country Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Transportation List of busiest airports List of largest airlines Rail transport Related topics Index of articles Americas ( terminology ) Central Time Zone Latin America Determining the largest cities in Central America requires defining the terms `` Central America '' and `` city ''. For the purposes of this article Central America is defined as consisting of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. The two lists presented are based on two different definitions of a city, the urban agglomeration and the city proper. Guatemala City, the largest urban agglomeration in Central America Panama City, the second largest agglomeration in Central America San José, the third largest agglomeration in Central America Contents 1 Largest urban agglomerations 2 Largest cities proper 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Largest urban agglomerations Estimates for all agglomerations with 300,000 or more inhabitants are included. City Population Year of Census Country Guatemala City 2,918,000 2015 Guatemala Panama City 1,673,000 2015 Panama San Salvador 1,767,102 2015 El Salvador San José 1,324,000 2015 Costa Rica Tegucigalpa 1,170,000 2015 Honduras Managua 956,000 2015 Nicaragua San Pedro Sula 852,000 2015 Honduras Choloma 453,000 2015 Honduras Largest cities proper All cities proper with a population of 200,000 or more are included. City Population Year of Estimate Country Tegucigalpa 1,190,230 2015 Honduras Managua 1,048,134 2015 Nicaragua Guatemala City 994,078 2015 Guatemala San Pedro Sula 742,118 2015 Honduras Villa Nueva 564,686 2015 Guatemala Mixco 495,079 2015 Guatemala Panama City 468,843 2015 Panama San José 377,917 2015 Costa Rica San Miguelito 355,429 2015 Panama Soyapango 280,435 2015 El Salvador Santa Ana 269,386 2015 El Salvador San Salvador 257,754 2015 El Salvador San Miguel 257,621 2015 El Salvador Choloma 242,973 2015 Honduras San Juan Sacatepéquez 237,245 2015 Guatemala La Ceiba 204,140 2015 Honduras See also Lists of cities in Central America Central America portal Notes Jump up ^ Refers to the population of urban localities in the districts of Panamá, Arraiján, La Chorrera and San Miguelito. Jump up ^ Panama 's National Statistics and Census Institute ( INEC ) defines the city proper of Panama City as comprising the corregimientos of San Felipe, El Chorrillo, Santa Ana, Calidonia, Curundú, Betania, Bella Vista, Pueblo Nuevo, San Francisco, Parque Lefevre, Río Abajo, Juan Diaz and Pedregal. References ^ Jump up to : World Urbanization Prospects : The 2014 Revision ( Report ). United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. June 2014. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Generalidades del AMSS ''. www.opamss.org.sv. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 27. ^ Jump up to : `` El INE te cuenta : principales resultados del censo a nivel departamental y municipios ''. Instituto Nacional de Estadística Honduras. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 05. Jump up ^ `` 7. POBLACION TOTAL ESTIMADA POR MUNICIPIO 2011 - 2015 ''. BOLETIN ANUAL DE INDICADORES ESTADISTICOS DE TRANSPORTE 2011. ( PDF ) ( Report ). Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura. Retrieved November 20, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Guatemala : Estimaciones de la Población total por municipio. Período 2008 - 2020. ( al 30 de junio ) ( PDF ) ( Report ). Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2015 - 04 - 04. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Cuadro 11. SUPERFICIE, POBLACIÓN Y DENSIDAD DE POBLACIÓN EN LA REPÚBLICA, SEGÚN PROVINCIA, COMARCA INDÍGENA, DISTRITO Y CORREGIMIENTO : CENSOS DE 1990 A 2010 ''. Resultados Finales Básicos ( Report ). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Contraloría General de la República de Panamá. Archived from the original on 2015 - 07 - 10. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 03. ^ Jump up to : `` Boletín 16. Estimaciones y proyecciones de la Población Total del País, por Provincia, Comarca Indígena, Distrito y corregimiento, según sexo y edad : años 2010 - 20 ''. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Contraloría General de la República de Panamá. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ Bixby, Luis Rosero ( September 2014 ). `` Anexo 2. Estimación y proyección de la población por provincias, cantones y distritos. 1970 - 2015 ''. Estimaciones y proyecciones de población por distrito y otras áreas geográficas. Costa Rica 1970 - 2015 ( PDF ) ( Report ). Centro Centroamericano de Población, Universidad de Costa Rica. p. 11. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 03. ^ Jump up to : El Salvador : Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población Municipal 2005 - 2025 ( Revisión 2014 ) ( Report ). Dirección General de Estadística y Censos. September 2014. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 03. 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Question: what is the largest city in central america
Answer: Guatemala City