Bluefields

This article is about a municipality in Nicaragua. For the place in Jamaica, see Bluefields, Jamaica.

Not to be confused with Bluefield (disambiguation).

Bluefields Cariay
City and municipality
View of the Carl Rigby Museum Coastal Glories Stadium View from Bluefields Bay
Bluefields Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12°00′40″N 83°46′13″W
Country	Nicaragua
Autonomous Region	South Caribbean Autonomous Region
Government
• Mayor	Dinah Melinda Downs Lewin
Area
• City and municipality	4,774.75 km2 (1,843.54 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2023 estimate)
• City and municipality	58,633
• Density	12.280/km2 (31.805/sq mi)
• Urban	56,421
Time zone	UTC-06:00 (CST)
Climate	Af

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Bluefields (Spanish pronunciation: [bluˈfjels]) is a city and municipality on the central Mosquito Coast, and capital of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua. Historically, it held far greater significance as the political and administrative capital of the Kingdom of Mosquitia, which maintained independence and later protectorate status under Great Britain during the 17th to 19th centuries. Following the kingdom's annexation in 1894, the city became the capital of the Zelaya Department.