Yoro
Municipality in Honduras
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Yoro, with a population of 101,849 (2022 calculation),[2] is the capital city of the Yoro Department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Yoro Municipality. It is notable for a local event known as Lluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong storms make fish fall from[3] the sky.[4][5]
Yoro | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Yoro Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°8′N 87°8′W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Yoro |
| Villages | 19 |
| Established | 1791 |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 2,264 km2 (874 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 projection)[1] | |
• Municipality | 101,849 |
| • Density | 44.99/km2 (116.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 31,777 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
| Postal code | 23101 |
| Climate | Aw |
Media
Yoro is served by a variety of local media, including digital news platforms, newspapers, television stations and radio broadcasters.
Media outlets
- Diario C24 Honduras[6]
- Noticieros Telecinco Honduras
- NBN Honduras
- El Noti Yoro
- Noticias y Cultura Yoro
- SMY Canal 29
- Identidad TV Yoro
- Cadena Radial del Centro
- Radio Yoro
- Radio Lluvia FM
Newspapers
- Diario C24 Honduras – A digital newspaper headquartered in Yoro. Founded on 4 October 2025, it is described as the city's first digital newspaper.[7]
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yoro municipality had a population of 86,665. Of these, 86.52% were Mestizo, 10.65% Indigenous (10.05% Tolupan, 0.41% Lenca), 1.98% White, 0.80% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.05% others.[8]
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