Bluefields: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nicaragua
• Region: South Caribbean Coast
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 44,373
• Coordinates: 12.0129° N, 83.7645° W
• Time zone: America/Managua (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Cordoba (NIO)
• Distance to the capital, Managua: 271 km (168 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bluefields Airport (BEF): 2.7 km (1.6 mi), straight line
• Corn Island Airport (RNI): 79 km (49 mi), straight line
• La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON, Costa Rica): 193 km (120 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kukra Hill: 25 km (16 mi)
• Pearl City: 38 km (24 mi)
• Rama: 52 km (32 mi)
• Set Net: 58 km (36 mi)
• Nueva Atlanta: 59 km (37 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: San Jose, 234 km (145 mi)