| Telpaneca | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nicaragua |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nicaragua |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nicaragua |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madriz |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 353 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 19025 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 3871 |
| Coordinates: | 13.5333°N -103°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Telpaneca is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua. It is 218 kilometers from Managua.
Notable places in Telpaneca include la cueva del sapo (the frog's cave), la cuesta de la mona (the monkey's slope) and la virgen del chorro (the virgin waterfall). The nearby Mount Malacaste, located at Santo Domingo, offers a fresh environment and an odor of coffee.