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Siuna

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Siuna
Municipality
Aerial view of Siuna on the morning of 20 October 2008
Aerial view of Siuna on the morning of 20 October 2008
Siuna is located in Nicaragua
Siuna
Siuna
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°44′N 84°46′W / 13.733°N 84.767°W / 13.733; -84.767
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentNorth Caribbean Autonomous Region
Government
 • MayorOnilda Reyes Rocha
 • Vice MayorDr. Noel Espinoza
Area
 • Municipality
1,321.08 sq mi (3,421.58 km2)
Population
 (2023 estimate)[1]
 • Municipality
105,233
 • Density80/sq mi (31/km2)
 • Urban
25,014
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (No DST)
ClimateAm
La Luz Gold Mine (ca. 1959), which fueled regional population growth
Ei River Dam (ca. 1959) and Ei River Hydro Electric Plant, which supplied all of the hydroelectric power for the mines and region
One of the generators in the Ei River Hydro Electric Plant, which supplied all of the hydroelectric power for the mines and region, circa 1959

Siuna is a county-sized administrative municipality in Nicaragua, located approximately 318 kilometres (198 mi) northeast of the capital city of Managua and 218 kilometres (135 mi) west of the coastal city and regional capital Puerto Cabezas in the North Caribbean Autonomous Region (RACN). Siuna is the name of the city as well as the municipality. The municipality of Siuna contains 204 rural communities and 20 neighborhoods. Most were settled in support of gold mining along the Ei River drainage basin, leading to rapid population growth from the mid-1930s.

  1. ^ Anuario Estadístico 2022. Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE)

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