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Bluefields

South Caribbean Coast · Nicaragua
City population
44,373
#15
in Nicaragua
#2
in South Caribbean Coast
#12,717
worldwide
ManaguaBluefields
12.013, -83.764 · 271 km from Managua
Share of Nicaragua
0.6%
Of the national population
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Managua
Time zone
America/Managua
IANA zone identifier

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.

Position in Nicaragua
#15of 37
LargestSmallest
Position in South Caribbean Coast
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
South Caribbean Coast
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
12.013, -83.764
Record updated
14 April 2026
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 Nicaragua

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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