Ka cika wannan jumla: An ayyana birnin a matsayin babban birnin ƙasar a shekara ta 1852. A baya can, babban birnin ya canza tsakanin biranen León da Granada. Ƙungiyar
Girgizar kasa ta 1972 a Nicaragua da kuma shekarun yakin basasa a cikin shekarun 1980 sun rushe kuma sun hana ci gaban Managua. Ba har zuwa tsakiyar shekarun 1990s cewa Managua ya fara ganin farfadowa.