Opatoro

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Opatoro
Municipality
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Opatoro
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°05′N87°54′W / 14.083°N 87.900°W / 14.083; -87.900
CountryHonduras
DepartmentLa Paz
Area
  Total241 km2 (93 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total7,572
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)

Opatoro is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Opatoro municipality had a population of 7,408. Of these, 91.90% were Indigenous (91.77% Lenca), 7.33% Mestizo, 0.55% White, 0.18% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.03% others. [1]

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Coordinates: 14°05′N87°54′W / 14.083°N 87.900°W / 14.083; -87.900