Yoro

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Yoro
Municipality
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Yoro
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°8′N87°8′W / 15.133°N 87.133°W / 15.133; -87.133
CountryHonduras
Department Yoro
Villages19
Established1791
Area
 • Municipality
2,264 km2 (874 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 projection) [1]
 • Municipality
101,849
 • Density44.99/km2 (116.5/sq mi)
 •  Urban
31,777
Time zone UTC-6 (Central America)
Postal code
23101
Climate Aw

Yoro, with a population of 101,849 (2022 calculation), [2] is the capital city of the Yoro Department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Yoro Municipality. It is notable for a local event known as Lluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong storms make fish fall from [3] the sky. [4] [5]

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yoro municipality had a population of 86,665. Of these, 86.52% were Mestizo, 10.65% Indigenous (10.05% Tolupan, 0.41% Lenca), 1.98% White, 0.80% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.05% others. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
  3. ↑ de, Chavagnac, X. (1906). Histoire des manufactures françaises de porcelaine. OCLC   771135438.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Campos, Orsy. "Un pueblo en fiesta" (in Spanish). Revista Hablemos. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Kirk Semple (July 16, 2017). "Every Year, the Sky 'Rains Fish.' Explanations Vary". New York Times .
  6. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea

15°8′N87°8′W / 15.133°N 87.133°W / 15.133; -87.133