Yoro Department

Yoro is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department contains rich agricultural lands, concentrated mainly on the valley of the Aguan River and the Sula Valley, on opposite ends. The departmental capital is Yoro. The department covers a total surface area of 7,939 km2 and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 503,886 people. It is famous for the Lluvia de peces (rain of fishes), a tradition by which fish fall from the sky during very heavy rains.

Municipalities

Arenal El Negrito El Progreso Jocón Morazán Olanchito Santa Rita Sulaco Victoria Yorito Yoro

Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yoro Department had a population of 570,595. Of these, 88.12% were Mestizo, 7.26% White, 3.79% Indigenous (2.92% Tolupan, 0.39% Chʼortiʼ, 0.28% Lenca, 0.09% Nahua), 0.71% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.12% others.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea

Economy

The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for exportation. The area also had a cattle industry.

Football players from Yoro

A number of football players are from the department.

Name Club City Carlos Pavón Real España El Progreso Milton Reyes Motagua Jocón Sergio Mendoza Motagua Yoro Johnny Leverón Motagua Yoro Alfredo Mejía Real España El Negrito Éver Alvarado Real España El Negrito Juan C. Acevedo Real España El Progreso Johnny Rivera Real España El Progreso Leonardo Isaula Necaxa Yoro Anthony Lozano Alcoyano Yoro Wilfredo Bueso Valle Platense F.C. El Progreso

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