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Yoro | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates:15°8′N87°8′W / 15.133°N 87.133°W /15.133; -87.133 | |
Country | Honduras |
Department | Yoro |
Villages | 19 |
Area | |
• Municipality | 2,264 km2 (874 sq mi) |
Population (2022 projection)[1] | |
• Municipality | 101,849 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Urban | 31,777 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
Climate | Aw |
Yoro, with a population of 101,849 (2022 calculation),[2] is the capital city of theYoro Department ofHonduras and the municipal seat of Yoro Municipality. It is notable for a local event known asLluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong storms make fish fall from[3] the sky.[4][5]
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yoro municipality had a population of 86,665. Of these, 86.52% wereMestizo, 10.65%Indigenous (10.05%Tolupan, 0.41%Lenca), 1.98%White, 0.80%Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.05% others.[6]
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