Businesses in Siuna

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Siuna

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	20
Shopping	18
Churches	15
Grocery stores and supermarkets	15
Hotels and motels	13
Clothing stores	12
Pharmacies and drug stores	10
Bars, pubs and taverns	9
Education	9
Health and medical	8
Other accommodation	8
Public administration	8
Beauty salons	7
Hardware store	6
Religion	6
Corporate management	6

Siuna Facts

Area	2962.4 km²
Population	115,997
Male Population	59,393 (51.2%)
Female Population	56,604 (48.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+558.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+105.3%
Median Age	15.5 years (Male: 15.4, Female: 15.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,909 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	13.73321, -84.77725

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Siuna Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	17,614	37,332	56,507	91,872	115,997	136,909	158,138
Population Density	5.9 / km²	12.6 / km²	19.1 / km²	31 / km²	39.2 / km²	46.2 / km²	53.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Siuna Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 105.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Siuna	+558.6%	+210.7%	+105.3%
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	—	—	—
Nicaragua	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Siuna Median Age

Median Age: 15.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Siuna	15.5 yrs	15.6 yrs	15.4 yrs
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	16 yrs	16.3 yrs	15.8 yrs
Nicaragua	20.4 yrs	21.2 yrs	19.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Siuna Population Density

Population Density: 39.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Siuna	115,997	2,962.4 km²	39.2 / km²
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	416,491	31,753 km²	13.1 / km²
Nicaragua	6.1 million	128,508.4 km²	47.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Siuna Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1930 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Siuna

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Siuna Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,918	$2,741	$2,081	$2,242	$2,778	$3,011	$2,631	$2,909
Total GDP	$113.3M	$130.4M	$119.5M	$151.4M	$221.8M	$289.1M	$298.1M	$352.4M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Siuna CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Siuna	101,556 tn	0.88 tn	34.3 tons/km²
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region	364,482 tn	0.88 tn	11.5 tons/km²
Nicaragua	5,658,022 tn	0.93 tn	44 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Siuna CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	101,556 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.88 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	34.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Cyclone	Medium (5)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/8/09	3:42 AM	4.9	30.5 km	24,400 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
9/3/02	7:45 AM	4.2	38.2 km	35,500 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
6/13/01	12:26 PM	4.7	92 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov
5/22/90	8:28 AM	4.3	51.3 km	33,000 m	Nicaragua	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Siuna

Siuna is a municipality in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (RACCN), Nicaragua, located approximately 318 km from the capital city of Managua and 218 km from the coastal city and capital of the RACCN, Puerto Cabezas. Siuna is the name of t..

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