El Negrito

Coordinates: 15°19′N 87°42′W / 15.317°N 87.700°W / 15.317; -87.700
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15°19′N 87°42′W / 15.317°N 87.700°W / 15.317; -87.700

El Negrito
El Negrito is located in Honduras
El Negrito
El Negrito
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°19′N 87°42′W / 15.317°N 87.700°W / 15.317; -87.700
Country Honduras
DepartmentYoro
Villages29
Area
 • Municipality565 km2 (218 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
 • Municipality50,550
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
 • Urban
20,646
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (Central America)
ClimateAw

El Negrito (Spanish pronunciation: [el neˈɣɾito]) is a town, with an urban population of 13,260 (2023),[2] and a municipality in the department of Yoro, Honduras.

Villages[edit]

El Negrito has a total of 29 villages:

  • Aldea Paujiles Norte
  • Battán
  • Campo Perdeíz
  • Cerro Prieto No.1
  • Cerro Prieto No.2
  • El Jocomico
  • El Junco
  • El Naranjo
  • El Negrito
  • El Pate
  • El Robledal
  • El Rodeo
  • Estero Indio
  • Finca Treinta and Cinco
  • Finca Treinta and Seis
  • Guangolola 1
  • Guangolola 2
  • Guaymón No.1
  • La Laguna
  • La Majada
  • La Veinte and Nueve
  • La Veinte and Ocho
  • Las Delicias
  • Nueva San Antonio
  • Samar
  • San Jerónimo
  • San José del Negrito
  • Toyos
  • Villa del Carmen and Treinta and Siete

Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, El Negrito municipality had a population of 45,363. Of these, 95.35% were Mestizo, 3.33% White, 1.03% Indigenous (0.50% Tolupan, 0.19% Lenca, 0.15% Chʼortiʼ, 0.11% Nahua), 0.24% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.05% others.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
  3. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea