José Santos Guardiola, Bay Islands

José Santos Guardiola is a municipality in the Bay Islands Department of Honduras.^[1] It is located on the island of Roatán. The name of the municipality is in honor of Brigadier General José Santos Guardiola Bustillo, President of Honduras between 1856 and 1862. The capital of the municipality is Oakridge.

José Santos Guardiola
Municipality
View of Oakridge
José Santos Guardiola in the Bay Islands Department
José Santos Guardiola Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 16°24′N 86°21′W
Country	Honduras
Department	Bay Islands
Government
• Mayor	Carson Dilbert[1]
Area
• Total	64.37 km2 (24.85 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2013)[2]
• Total	11,334
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)

The municipality was created by presidential decree, issued in 1960.