Yoro Department
Department in Yoro, Honduras
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Yoro is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department contains rich agricultural lands, concentrated mainly on the valley of the Aguan River and the Sula Valley, on opposite ends. The departmental capital is Yoro. The department covers a total surface area of 7,939 km2 and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 503,886 people. It is famous for the Lluvia de peces (rain of fishes), a tradition by which fish fall from the sky during very heavy rains.
Yoro Department
Departamento de Yoro | |
|---|---|
Location of Yoro in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°08′N 87°06′W | |
| Country |  Honduras |
| Capital | Yoro |
| Largest city | El Progreso |
| Municipalities | 11 |
| Villages | 253 |
| Founded | 28 June 1825[a] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
| • Governor | Tomas Ponce (2022-2026) (LibRe) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,787 km2 (3,007 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 587,375 |
| • Density | 75.43/km2 (195.4/sq mi) |
| GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
| • Total | $1.7 billion (2023)[1] |
| • Per capita | $2,400 (2023) |
| GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar) | |
| • Total | $3.6 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | $5,000 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 53101 |
| ISO 3166 code | HN-YO |
| HDI (2021) | 0.609[2] medium · 5th of 18 |
| Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[3] | |
Municipalities
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yoro Department had a population of 570,595. Of these, 88.12% were Mestizo, 7.26% White, 3.79% Indigenous (2.92% Tolupan, 0.39% Chʼortiʼ, 0.28% Lenca, 0.09% Nahua), 0.71% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.12% others.[4]
Economy
Football players from Yoro
A number of football players are from the department.
| Name | Club | City |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Pavón | Real España | El Progreso |
| Milton Reyes | Motagua | Jocón |
| Sergio Mendoza | Motagua | Yoro |
| Johnny Leverón | Motagua | Yoro |
| Alfredo Mejía | Real España | El Negrito |
| Éver Alvarado | Real España | El Negrito |
| Juan C. Acevedo | Real España | El Progreso |
| Johnny Rivera | Real España | El Progreso |
| Leonardo Isaula | Necaxa | Yoro |
| Anthony Lozano | Alcoyano | Yoro |
| Wilfredo Bueso Valle | Platense F.C. | El Progreso |
Notes
- Yoro was one of the first 7 departments in which the national territory was divided in the first political division of Honduras in 1825.
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