Guarizama

Guarizama
Guarizama
Municipality
	Guarizama
	Coordinates: 14°55′N 86°20′W / 14.917°N 86.333°W
Country	Honduras
Department	Olancho
Villages	5
Municipality since	1901
Area
• Total	16.91 km2 (6.53 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	7,852
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Climate	Aw

Guarizama is a municipality in the Honduran department of Olancho.

Its name comes from Quanhilzamatil, tight amate tree, probably in the place had that tree.^[1]

Historical data edit

In the population census of 1887 listed as Manto Village in 1901 was given municipality status.

Villages edit

The municipality has the following five villages: National Institute of Statistics, Honduras. (Census 2001)

Guarizama
El Zapotal
La Carta
El Rodeo
Trinidad

Demographics edit

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Guarizama municipality had a population of 7,769. Of these, 98.12% were Mestizo, 1.52% White, 0.19% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.17% Indigenous.^[2]

References edit

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[1] ttp://www.ordenamientoterritorial.hn/images/creacion_municipios/olancho/guarizama.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea

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