Siuna

Siuna on the map of Nicaragua

Siuna is a municipality in the department of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte, Nicaragua, the county town is called Villa de Siuna.

History

According to the Municipal ficha is in Miskito to carrying muskets cimarrones. The life which in the area of Siuna Sumuindigenas were supplied about 1900 of traders. Jose Aramburo had in 1896 the first gold claim in Siuna. 1908 first highlights of the promotion were achieved. Searched on the banks of the River Siunawás. 1909 bought the La Luz y Los Angeles Mining Company Siuna the gold mine. In the 1930s and 1940s to Canadian and U.S. company settled for industrial promotion, exploited the gold and silver. From this time the existing infrastructure of Siuna comes. When separating the gold from the rock mercury was used that still contaminated parts of the rivers. In the time of the Sandinista government from 1979, the mining companies were nationalized and closed in 1987. In Siuna is now home to a campus of the Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense ( URACCAN ).

Hydrographic classification

The catchment area of ​​the river Prinzapolka drained 60 percent of the area of the Municipalities of the inflows Río Uly, Río Danly, Río wany, Río Labu, Río Silvy and Río Yaoya, the other part of the catchment area of ​​the Río Grande de Matagalpa, with its tributaries the Río Matis, Río Arenaloso, Río Iyas, Kum River, Río Waspado, Río Lisawe, Río Río Waspuk Iyas, Río Umbla and Rio Tuma.

Nachbarmunicipades

  • In the north the municipality of Bonanza
  • In the south Municipalities Paiwas and Río Blanco
  • In the east, Municipalities Rosita, Prinzapolka, and La Cruz de Rio Grande de Matagalpa
  • In the west, the municipality of Waslala and Cua Bocay
Departamento Constitutionalist Liberal Party Departments of Nicaragua Miskito people Sumo people
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