Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - An ayyana birnin a matsayin babban birnin kasar a shekara ta 1852. A baya can, babban birnin ya canza tsakanin biranen León da Granada. Girgizar ƙasa a Nicaragua a shekara ta 1972
kuma shekaru na yakin basasa a cikin 1980s ya rushe kuma ya hana ci gaban Managua. Ba har zuwa tsakiyar shekarun 1990s cewa Managua ya fara ganin farfadowa.