| Puerto Cabezas | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nicaragua |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nicaragua |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nicaragua |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 5985 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 estimate |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 134535 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 84189 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | Central Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | No DST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 14.0281°N -83.3808°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Am |
Puerto Cabezas (pronounced as /es/; English: Bragman's Bluff; Bilwi) is a municipality and city in Nicaragua. It is the capital of Miskito nation in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region.
The municipality and the entire region are native American lands. The city of Puerto Cabezas borders the Community of Ten Communities.
Hurricane Felix hit Puerto Cabezas on September 4, 2007, killing about 100 people.[2] Hurricane Eta hit the city on November 3, 2020, causing extensive damage.[3] On November 16, 2020, Hurricane Iota hit the city as a strong Category 4.
Puerto Cabezas has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) with significant rainfall year round, and a short dry season in March and April. Even so, these months see an average rainfall of 48mm and 54mm. The average temperature ranges from 24.5C in February to 27.8C in May. The average annual rainfall is 2799mm, while 198 days receive measurable rain during an average year.
Puerto Cabezas culture is diverse, being Miskito culture the dominant, followed by Creole, Mayangna and Latino.
The culture, like the rest of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, has a very prominent Caribbean influence.
The University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast (URACCAN) has a campus in Puerto Cabezas, as well as in several other locations in the RACCN and the RACCS.
The city is served by Puerto Cabezas Airport.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Nicaragua. Puerto Cabezas is sister city to:
Burlington, United States[4]
Luleå, Sweden[5]
Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain[6] Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain[7]