Bonanza is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte

Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte

Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte , sometimes shortened to RAAN, is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 32,159 km² and has a population of 249,700 . It is the largest autonomous region or department in Nicaragua...

 department

Departments of Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a unitary republic, and for administrative purposes, it is divided into 15 departments and two self-governing regions based on the Spanish model:-Zelaya Department:...

 of Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

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In 1996, the local authorities chose for the first time to vote.

Bonanza has a population of 15,000 inhabitants. The majority of the population are of mestiza origin and banana

Banana

Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....

cultivation is important for the economy. The mining activity in Bonanza also attracted the population of many parts of the world in the search of the metal.

External links

• Pictoral History of Bonanza - to view more photos of Bonanza mine and town between 1956 and 1961, go to this address to see Siuna area photos including Bonanza area: http://picasaweb.google.com/JimDrebert/SiunaNicaragua1955To1961#