Wampusirpi
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Wampusirpi | |
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Municipality | |
 Seal | |
  Wampusirpi Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°11′N 84°37′W / 15.183°N 84.617°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Gracias a Dios |
| Villages | 5 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,519.06 km2 (972.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 5,829 |
| • Density | 2.314/km2 (5.993/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
Wampusirpi (Spanish pronunciation: [wampuˈsiɾpi]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Gracias a Dios.
The municipality has 26 different localities with the largest being Wampusirpi, which is also the municipal head.
The municipality is located west of the capital city of Puerto Lempira,[1] sharing borders with Ahuas to the north, Gualaco to the west and sharing an international border with Nicaragua to the south.
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Wampusirpi municipality had a population of 5,746. Of these, 86.43% were Indigenous (71.49% Miskito, 14.91% Mayangna), 12.63% Mestizo, 0.42% White, 0.19% Afro-Honduran or Black and 0.32% others.[2]
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