Ahuas
Municipality in Gracias a Dios, Honduras
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ahuas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈawas]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Gracias a Dios.
Ahuas | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Ahuas Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°29′N 84°20′W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Gracias a Dios |
| Villages | 6 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,800.63 km2 (695.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 8,387 |
| • Density | 4.658/km2 (12.06/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
It is served by Ahuas Airport.
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Ahuas municipality had a population of 8,095. Of these, 94.46% were Indigenous (94.05% Miskito), 4.77% Mestizo, 0.42% Afro-Honduran or Black, 0.19% White and 0.16% others.[1]
.svg){kind=small}