Bluefields, is a city in Nicaragua, capital of the autonomous region called Atlántico Sur (R.A.A.S.). Its population is about 45,931 (2000) inhabitants. Situated on the south part of the Atlantic Coast, previouly called Mosquito Coast. Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, sometimes shortened to RAAS, is an autonomous region in Nicaragua. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Mosquito Coast historically consisted of an area of present-day Nicaragua long dominated by British interests. ...
Bluefields is the largest and most important of the three municipalities on the Atlantic Coast and is located 380 kms east of Managua, in the Region Autonoma del Atlantic Sur (RAAS) and on the western shore of behind the bluffs at the mouth of the Rio Escondido on Bluefields Lagoon.
The population of Bluefields is multiethnic, multi-language and multicultural.
The municipality of Bluefields is composed of 19 barrios and 58 surrounding rural communities.
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