Guarizama

Guarizama
Municipality
Guarizama is located in Honduras
Guarizama
Guarizama
Coordinates: 14°55′N 86°20′W / 14.917°N 86.333°W / 14.917; -86.333
Country Honduras
DepartmentOlancho
Villages5
Municipality since1901
Area
 • Total16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total7,852
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
ClimateAw

Guarizama is a municipality in the Honduran department of Olancho.

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]

References

  1. ^ http://www.ordenamientoterritorial.hn/images/creacion_municipios/olancho/guarizama.pdf[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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