The ratio of number of residents in Palmdale to the number of sex offenders is 778 to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average. Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Upper San Gabriel Valley, CA (32.9 miles , pop. 320,969).
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua. It is also the largest city in Nicaragua. The city has a population of roughly 1,800,000, composed predominantly of mestizos and whites; making it the second most populous city in Central America after Guatemala City.
Earthquake rocks Managua. Share this: On this day in 1972, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua, kills more than 10,000 people and leaves 250,000 homeless. The quake hit in the middle of the night and immediately destroyed nearly 75 percent of Managua.