Yoro, with a population of 27,460 (2023 calculation),[2] is the capital city of the Yoro Department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Yoro Municipality. It is notable for a local event known as Lluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong storms make fish fall from[3] the sky.[4][5]

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Yoro
Municipality
Yoro is located in Honduras
Yoro
Yoro
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°8′N 87°8′W
CountryHonduras
DepartmentYoro
Villages19
Area
  Municipality2,264 km2 (874 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
  Municipality103,481
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
  Urban
34,134
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central America)
ClimateAw
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Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yoro municipality had a population of 86,665. Of these, 86.52% were Mestizo, 10.65% Indigenous (10.05% Tolupan, 0.41% Lenca), 1.98% White, 0.80% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.05% others.[6]

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