Jano is a town and municipality in the north west of the Honduran department of Olancho, west of Guata, south of Esquipulas del Norte and north of Manto.

Jano
Municipality
Jano is located in Honduras
Jano
Jano
Coordinates: 15°03′N 86°30′W / 15.050°N 86.500°W / 15.050; -86.500
Country Honduras
DepartmentOlancho
Villages8
Area
 • Total362.71 km2 (140.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total4,805
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)

Villages edit

Jano municipality encompasses the following villages:[1]

  • Jano
  • Comayaguela
  • El Zapotillo
  • La Pita
  • La Victoria
  • Las Labranzas
  • Pacaya
  • Pintora

Demographics edit

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Jano municipality had a population of 4,553. Of these, 90.97% were Mestizo, 8.15% White, 0.51% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.37% Indigenous.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Honduras. (Censo 2001)
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea