Yoro Department

Yoro
Department
Coordinates: 15°08′N 87°06′W / 15.133°N 87.100°W / 15.133; -87.100Coordinates: 15°08′N 87°06′W / 15.133°N 87.100°W / 15.133; -87.100
Country	Honduras
Municipalities	9
Founded	1825
Seat	Yoro
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Total	7,781 km2 (3,004 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	587,375
• Density	75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	-6
Postal code	53101

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.

Municipalities

1. Arenal
2. El Negrito
3. El Progreso
4. Jocón
5. Morazán
6. Olanchito
7. Santa Rita
8. Sulaco
9. Victoria
10. Yorito
11. Yoro

Economy

The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for exportation. The area also had a cattle industry.^[2]

Football players from Yoro

A number of football players are from the department.

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