Concepción del Norte is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara, Honduras. It covers an area of and had a population of 8,989 inhabitants according to the 2013 census.
Geography Concepción del Norte is located in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras. It borders the municipalities of Petoa and Trinidad to the north, Chinda to the south and west, and the department of Villa Nueva and San Antonio de Cortés to the east. The municipality covers an area of .
Located at an elevation of approximately above sea level, Concepción del Norte has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am). The municipality has an average annual temperature of and receives about of annual precipitation.
Administrative divisions The municipality comprises 13 aldeas (villages) and their associated caseríos (hamlets).
+Aldeas of Concepción del Norte Aldea Total Population Men Women Concepción del Norte 1,155 592 563 Agua Dulce 311 172 139 Buena Vista 167 88 79 Concordia 1,115 578 537 Cuchilla Alta 163 84 79 El Cerrón 609 327 282 El Macuelizo 354 179 175 El Robledal 1,090 595 495 El Volcán 1,229 635 594 La Laguna de Protección 418 237 181 Las Flores 1,012 528 484 Santa Ana 953 506 447 Suyapa 414 219 195 Total 8,989 4,741 4,248
Demographics According to the 2013 census, Concepción del Norte had a total population of 8,989 inhabitants, of whom 4,741 (52.7%) were men and 4,248 (47.3%) were women. The entire population was classified as rural.
About 0.5% of the population were classified as Indigenous and the rest as non-indigenous. By broad age group, 37.7% of the population were aged 0–14 years, 55.3% were aged 15–64, and 7.1% were aged 65 years and over. The median age was 20 years and the mean age was 26.3 years. Among the population aged 15 and over, the municipality recorded an illiteracy rate of 25.7%, higher than the departmental average of 22.2%. The municipality had 1,946 occupied private dwellings, with an average of 4.6 persons per occupied dwelling.
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