Bonanza, Nicaragua () is a town and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region The North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It was created along with the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region by the Autonomy Statute of 7 September 1987 through a division of the former Zela ...

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

. In 1996, the local authorities chose for the first time to vote. Bonanza Municipality has a population of 31,249 (2022 estimate). The majority of the population are of

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origin and

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

Transportation

The town is served by San Pedro Airport.

External links

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Pictures of Nicaragua including Bonanza between 1956 and 1961
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References

Municipalities of the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region {{Nicaragua-geo-stub