Lake Managua (also known as
Lake Xolotlán) (located at ) is a
lake in
Nicaragua. The Spanish name is Lago de Managua or Lago Xolotlán. At 1,042 km², it is approximately long and wide. Similarly to the name of
Lake Nicaragua, its name was coined by the Spanish conquerors from "
Mangue" (their name for the Mánkeme tribes) and
agua ("water"). The city of
Managua, the capital of
Nicaragua, lies on its southwestern shore.