Yoro | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Yoro Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°8′N 87°8′W / 15.133°N 87.133°W / 15.133; -87.133 | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Yoro |
| Villages | 19 |
| Established | 1791 |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 2,264 km2 (874 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 projection)1 | |
• Municipality | 101,849 |
| • Density | 44.99/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 from3 the sky.45
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
References
- Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
- Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
- de, Chavagnac, X. (1906). Histoire des manufactures françaises de porcelaine. OCLC 771135438.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Campos, Orsy. "Un pueblo en fiesta" (in Spanish). Revista Hablemos. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- Kirk Semple (July 16, 2017). "Every Year, the Sky 'Rains Fish.' Explanations Vary". New York Times.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
15°8′N 87°8′W / 15.133°N 87.133°W / 15.133; -87.133