Ojojona

Ojojona
Municipality
Ojojona church
Ojojona Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°56′N 87°18′W / 13.933°N 87.300°W / 13.933; -87.300
Country	Honduras
Department	Francisco Morazán
Founded	1579
Area
• Total	260 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	10,729
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)

Ojojona is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán, located 34 km south of Tegucigalpa.

It was founded in 1579 by Spanish miners who worked the silver and gold mines of the area.

Location

The municipality has borders at north with the Central District, at south with the municipality of Reitoca and Sabanagrande, at the east with the municipalities of Santa Ana and Sabanagrande and at west with the municipalities of Reitoca and Lepaterique. It is situated in a small plateau in one of the hills of Cerro de Hule, at the base of the Payaguagre mountain.

Villages

The municipality has 12 recognized villages:

• Ojojona (the main village)
• El Aguacatal
• El Círculo
• Aragua
• El Jícaro
• Guasucarán
• Güerisne
• Santa Cruz
• Saracarán
• Surcos de Caña
• Cofradía de Jícaro
• Cofradía de Güerisne

Francisco Morazán Department Capital: Tegucigalpa Municipalities Alubarén Cedros Curarén Distrito Central El Porvenir Guaimaca La Libertad La Venta Lepaterique Maraita Marale Nueva Armenia Ojojona Orica Reitoca Sabanagrande San Antonio de Oriente San Buenaventura San Ignacio San Juan de Flores San Miguelito Santa Ana Santa Lucía Talanga Tatumbla Valle de Ángeles Vallecillo Villa de San Francisco

Coordinates: 13°56′N 87°18′W / 13.933°N 87.300°W / 13.933; -87.300