Siuna
| Siuna | |
| Kommun | |
 Laguna Siuna | |
| Land |  Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Autonom Region | Costa Caribe Norte |
| Koordinater | 13°44′03″N 84°46′47″V / 13.734293°N 84.779847°V |
| Centralort | Siuna |
| Area | 5 040 km² |
| Folkmängd | 101 770 (2012) |
| Befolkningstäthet | 20 invånare/km² |
| Grundad | 1969 |
| Tidszon | CST (UTC-6) |
| Geonames | 8335435 |
| Känd för[1] | Gruvor Mahogny Naturreservatet Bosawas |
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Siuna är en kommun (municipio) i Nicaragua med 101 770 invånare (2012). Den ligger i den nordöstra delen av landet i Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte. Kommunens traditionella huvudnäring är gruvindustri.[1][2][3]
Geografi
Siuna gränsar till kommunerna Bonanza i norr, Rosita och Prinzapolka i öster, Mulukukú i söder och Waslala och San José de Bocay i väster. Kommunens centralort Siuna, med 10 345 invånare (2005), ligger i den norra delen av kommunen.[4]
Historia
Kommunen grundades 1969 och fick samtidigt sina stadsrättigheter.[5]
Transporter
Siuna ligger vid landsvägen mellan västra Nicaragua och hamnstaden Bilwi vid Karibiska havet.[6] Siuna har en liten flygplats med reguljära flygförbindelser till och från Managua.[7]
Bilder
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 (c) Richard Salgado, CC BY 3.0 |  (c) Richard Salgado, CC BY 3.0 |
 (c) Richard Salgado, CC BY 3.0 |  (c) Richard Salgado, CC BY 3.0 |
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Källor
- ^ [a b] Juan Echánove och Joaquim Rabella, La guía de Nicaragua, 3a edicón, Editorial Hispamer, 2011.
- ^ Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal, Ficha Municipal, Siuna Arkiverad 6 mars 2016 hämtat från the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo, Población Total, estimada al 30 de Junio del año 2012. Arkiverad 2 maj 2013 hämtat från the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo, Censo 2005. Arkiverad 19 augusti 2016 hämtat från the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Normas Juridicas de Nicaragua, Ley No. 1599, La Gaceta No. 229 de 7 de octubre de 1969.
- ^ Zonu.com, Mapas Departamentos de Nicaragua
- ^ La Costeña
Media som används på denna webbplats
Nicaragua relief location map.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Alexrk2, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Physical Location map Nicaragua with Departamentos, Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 100 %. Geographic limits of the map:
Författare/Upphovsman: Alexrk2, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Physical Location map Nicaragua with Departamentos, Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 100 %. Geographic limits of the map:
Red pog.svg
Shiny red button/marker widget. Used to mark the location of something such as a tourist attraction.
Shiny red button/marker widget. Used to mark the location of something such as a tourist attraction.
Confluencia de los Rios LaBu y Prinzapolka. - panoramio.jpg
(c) Richard Salgado, CC BY 3.0
Confluencia de los Rios LaBu y Prinzapolka.
(c) Richard Salgado, CC BY 3.0
Confluencia de los Rios LaBu y Prinzapolka.
La Luz Gold Mine.jpg
Looking down from La Zona pool on La Luz Gold Mine complex in Siuna, Nicaragua.
Looking down from La Zona pool on La Luz Gold Mine complex in Siuna, Nicaragua.
- The town of Siuna was the site of La Luz Mining company, which was active from 1936 to 1968. There was migration from other areas of the country to work in the gold mine during these years, including people from the coast and indigenous groups. The mine was shut down in 1968 due to damage of the Ei River hydroelectric plant.[1]
Cerro Kaskon, Siuna, RAAN. Nic. - panoramio.jpg
(c) Richard Salgado, CC BY 3.0
Cerro Kaskon, Siuna, RAAN. Nic.
(c) Richard Salgado, CC BY 3.0
Cerro Kaskon, Siuna, RAAN. Nic.
Siuna Street.jpg
Street scene in Siuna
Street scene in Siuna
Laguna Siuna.jpg
View of Lagoon in Siuna which was the initial Open Pit Mine. Photo compliments of Maria from Siuna, Nicaragua.
Open Pit.jpg
View of Lagoon in Siuna which was the initial Open Pit Mine. Photo compliments of Maria from Siuna, Nicaragua.
- This ridge started to cave in with a large hillslide during our time there (1967-1961). This is now a lake or lagoon as pictured here.
- La Luz Gold Mine's original Open Pit (Photo, at left) today where gold was initially surface mined in the mid-1930s-1968.
- The town of Siuna, Nicaragua grew up around the site of the La Luz Mining company, which was active from 1936 to 1968. There was migration from other areas of the country to work in the gold mine during these years, including people from the coast and indigenous groups. The mine was shut down in 1968 due to damage of the Ei River Hydro Electric Plant.[1]
Siuna Today.jpg
Aerial view of Siuna today (08:21, 20 October 2008).
Aerial view of Siuna today (08:21, 20 October 2008).
La Costena Landed in Siuna Airstrip.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: Meaghan.gruber, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Plane landed on airstrip. Taken by meaghan gruber.
Författare/Upphovsman: Meaghan.gruber, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Plane landed on airstrip. Taken by meaghan gruber.