Yoro
Yoro | |
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Municipality | |
Country | Honduras |
Department | Yoro |
Villages | 19 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,277.2 km2 (879.2 sq mi) |
Population (2001 [1]) | |
• Total | 64,395 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
Yoro is the capital city of the Yoro department of Honduras. It is notable for a local event known as Lluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong storms make fish fall from the sky.[2]
References
- ^ XVI CENSO DE POBLACION Y V DE VIVIENDA 2001
- ^ Campos, Orsy. "Un pueblo en fiesta" (in Spanish). Revista Hablemos. Retrieved 19 September 2012.