Yoro Department
Yoro is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department contains rich agricultural lands, concentrated mainly on the valley of the Aguan River and the Sula Valley, on opposite ends. The departmental capital is Yoro. The department covers a total surface area of 7,939 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 503,886 people. It is famous for the Lluvia de Peces (rain of fishes), a tradition by which fish fall from the sky during very heavy rains.
Yoro Department
Departamento de Yoro | |
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Location of Yoro in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°08′N 87°06′W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Villages | 253 |
| Founded | 28 June 1825 |
| Capital city | Yoro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
| • Gobernador | Juan Carlos Molina (2018-2022) (PNH) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,787 km2 (3,007 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 587,375 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
| • Total | $1.7 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | $2,400 (2023) |
| GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar) | |
| • Total | $3.6 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | $5,000 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 53101 |
| ISO 3166 code | HN-YO |
| HDI (2021) | 0.609 medium · 5th of 18 |
| Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013 | |
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