Mercedes de Oriente

Coordinates: 13°55′N 87°47′W / 13.917°N 87.783°W / 13.917; -87.783
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Mercedes de Oriente
Municipality
Mercedes de Oriente is located in Honduras
Mercedes de Oriente
Mercedes de Oriente
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°55′N 87°47′W / 13.917°N 87.783°W / 13.917; -87.783
CountryHonduras
DepartmentLa Paz
Area
 • Total38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,111
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)

Mercedes de Oriente (Spanish pronunciation: [meɾˈseðes ðe oˈrjente]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz.

Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Mercedes de Oriente municipality had a population of 1,087. Of these, 93.01% were Indigenous, 6.81% Mestizo and 0.18% Black or Afro-Honduran.[1]

References[edit]

13°55′N 87°47′W / 13.917°N 87.783°W / 13.917; -87.783