Ciudad Darío is a town and municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua. It is located in the country's central highlands, within the region that includes the departmental capital of Matagalpa.
The city is best known as the birthplace of the poet Rubén Darío, a central figure in Spanish-language literature and the founder of the literary movement known as modernismo. It is also the birthplace of Edén Pastora, the guerrilla leader.
These two figures are the town's most notable associations, and its identity is closely tied to its status as the native place of Rubén Darío.