Rosita, North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Rosita ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The municipality, formerly known as Santa Rita, grew as a town in the 40's, when mining began.
 * In 1975 the exploitation of the copper deposit was paralyzed, due to the fall in the price in the international market.
 * The area of Rosita was elevated to the rank of municipality on November 6, 1989.
 * The current population of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua is made up of representatives of almost every racial group on the planet: Native Americans, Spaniards, Northern Europeans, Africans and even Chinese.
 * The municipality of Rosita has a population of approximately 36,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1982-1985 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Rosita municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Rosita municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Rosita municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Rosita
 * There are communal cemeteries in rural areas