Guarizama
Municipality in Olancho, Honduras
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Guarizama is a municipality in the Honduran department of Olancho.
Guarizama | |
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Municipality | |
  Guarizama | |
| Coordinates: 14°55′N 86°20′W | |
| Country |  Honduras |
| Department |  Olancho |
| Villages | 5 |
| Municipality since | 1901 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 7,852 |
| • Density | 464.3/km2 (1,203/sq mi) |
| Climate | Aw |
Its name comes from Quanhilzamatil, tight amate tree, probably in the place had that tree.[1]
Historical data
In the population census of 1887 listed as Manto Village in 1901 was given municipality status.
Villages
The municipality has the following five villages: National Institute of Statistics, Honduras. (Census 2001)
- Guarizama
- El Zapotal
- La Carta
- El Rodeo
- Trinidad
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Guarizama municipality had a population of 7,769. Of these, 98.12% were Mestizo, 1.52% White, 0.19% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.17% Indigenous.[2]
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