City profile · Nicaragua · North America
Bluefields
South Caribbean Coast · Nicaragua
City population
44,373
#15
in Nicaragua
#2
in South Caribbean Coast
#12,717
worldwide
12.013, -83.764 · 271 km from Managua
About Bluefields
Bluefields is a city in South Caribbean Coast, Nicaragua with a population of 44,373. It is the 15th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 12,717th largest worldwide. It lies 271 km from Managua.
Key Facts
Country
Region
South Caribbean Coast
Rank in region
#2of 3
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Managua
Coordinates
12.013, -83.764
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 37 in NicaraguaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.