Santa Rita, Yoro
| Santa Rita | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Santa Rita Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°12′N 87°53′W / 15.200°N 87.883°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Yoro |
| Population (2001 [1]) | |
| • Municipality | 17,229 |
| • Urban | 12,869 |
| Time zone | Central America (UTC-6) |
Santa Rita is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro.
It had a population of 12 869 in 2004.[2]
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.
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