Santa Rita, Yoro

Santa Rita is a town and a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro. The Humuya River passes through it.[2][3]

For other uses, see Santa Rita.
Santa Rita
Municipality
Santa Rita is located in Honduras
Santa Rita
Santa Rita
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°12′N 87°53′W
CountryHonduras
DepartmentYoro
Area
 • Total129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
 • Total21,536
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central America)

The town of Santa Rita has a population of 15,230 (2023 calculation).[4]

In 1684, it was a hamlet called Benque La Laguneta. It later became the village of Santa Rita El Negrito. The place was established as a town in 1959 with part of the municipality of El Negrito.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santa Rita municipality had a population of 20,301. Of these, 89.73% were Mestizo, 9.20% White, 0.77% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.17% Indigenous and 0.12% others.[5]

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. Efrain V. Molina. "Habilitan paso en el río Humuya de Santa Rita". Diario La Prensa. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. Efrain Molina. "Multarán a los que contaminan el río Humuya". Diario La Prensa. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea

15°12′N 87°53′W

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