Bonanza | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nicaragua |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nicaragua |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nicaragua |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Land Km2: | 1898 |
Population As Of: | 2022 estimate |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 31249 |
Population Density Km2: | 15.36 |
Population Urban: | 14801 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Central Time |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | No DST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 14.0167°N -119°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Am |
Bonanza, Nicaragua (pronounced as /es/) is a town and a municipality in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua.
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 mestiza origin and banana 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.
The town is served by San Pedro Airport.