Rosita, Nicaragua

Summary

Rosita (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈsita]) is a town and a municipality in the North Caribbean Autonomous Region of Nicaragua.

Rosita
Municipality
Rosita and Bonanza Mine and town complex in the late 1950s
Rosita and Bonanza Mine and town complex in the late 1950s
Rosita is located in Nicaragua
Rosita
Rosita
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°53′N 84°24′W / 13.883°N 84.400°W / 13.883; -84.400
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentNorth Caribbean Autonomous Region
Area
 • Municipality851 sq mi (2,205 km2)
Elevation
190 ft (58 m)
Population
 (2022 estimate)[1]
 • Municipality38,629
 • Density45/sq mi (18/km2)
 • Urban
16,193
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (No DST)
ClimateAf

The town has a population of 16,193 (2022 estimate). Rosita is also sometimes called La Rosita.

External links edit

  • Pictorial History of Rosita - to view more photos of Rosita mine and town between 1956 and 1961, go to this address to see Siuna area photos including Rosita area: https://web.archive.org/web/20100117035333/http://picasaweb.google.com/JimDrebert/SiunaNicaragua1955To1961
 
Mining town of Rosita and Bonanza area filmed in the late 1950s
 
Rosita and Bonanza Mine complex in the late 1950s

References edit

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Rosita municipality

13°53′N 84°24′W / 13.883°N 84.400°W / 13.883; -84.400