Central America

Central America: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.

continent · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07

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Central America at a glance

Rolled up from the 106 regions inside Central America on this site.

Population—
registry estimate
Places inside92
1 with a full /local page
Businesses on file93,350
business register, all places inside
Companies headquartered121
in the company directory
Who represents them0
places with a /politics page
Property & employers3 · 0
/property and /employers records
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Largest places in Central America

By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.

  1. 1.Guadalajara, México1,385,629
  2. 2.Monterrey, México1,142,952
  3. 3.Managua, Nicaragua1,061,054
  4. 4.Mérida, México921,771
  5. 5.Saltillo, México879,958
  6. 6.Hermosillo, México855,563
  7. 7.Mexicali, México854,186
  8. 8.San Pedro Sula834,883
  9. 9.Torreon, México720,848
  10. 10.San Salvador (El Salvador)525,990
  11. 11.Matamoros, México510,739
  12. 12.Jalapa (Xalapa), México443,063
  13. 13.Nuevo Laredo, México416,055
  14. 14.San Jose, Costa Rica352,381
  15. 15.Ensenada, México330,652
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Inside Central America

6 regions have Central America as their parent.

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Companies based in Central America

121 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Central America. Search them by name or industry.

areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Central America are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.