Santa Rita
Municipality
Santa Rita is located in Honduras
Santa Rita
Santa Rita
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°12′N 87°53′W / 15.200°N 87.883°W / 15.200; -87.883
CountryHonduras
DepartmentYoro
Area
 • Total129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
 • Total21,536
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central America)

Santa Rita is a town and a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro. The Humuya River passes through it.[2][3]

The town of Santa Rita has a population of 15,230 (2023 calculation).[4]

In 1684, it was a hamlet called Benque La Laguneta. It later became the village of Santa Rita El Negrito. The place was established as a town in 1959 with part of the municipality of El Negrito.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santa Rita municipality had a population of 20,301. Of these, 89.73% were Mestizo, 9.20% White, 0.77% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.17% Indigenous and 0.12% others.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. ↑ Efrain V. Molina. "Habilitan paso en el río Humuya de Santa Rita". Diario La Prensa. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Efrain Molina. "Multarán a los que contaminan el río Humuya". Diario La Prensa. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
  5. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea

15°12′N 87°53′W / 15.200°N 87.883°W / 15.200; -87.883

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