San Francisco de Ojuera is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara, Honduras. It covers an area of and had a population of 7,000 inhabitants according to the 2013 census.
History During the population census of 1791, San Francisco de Ojuera is mentioned as "Ojuera". The municipality was officially established in 1895, as a part of Santa Bárbara.
Geography San Francisco de Ojuera is located in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras. It borders the municipalities of Concepción del Sur to the north, the department of Intibucá to the south, San Pedro Zacapa to the east, and Ceguaca and Santa Rita to the west. The Winse and Gualcarque Rivers pass through the municipality. The municipality covers an area of .
Located at an elevation of approximately above sea level, San Francisco de Ojuera has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw). 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 San José de Colinas Aldea Total Population Men Women San Francisco de Ojuera 1,253 628 625 El Diviso 240 125 115 El Gavilán 212 117 95 El Pilón 189 96 93 La Chorrera 184 95 89 La Palca 654 333 321 La Vega 1,163 605 558 Plan de Los Cedros 319 158 161 Pueblo Nuevo 172 79 93 San Isidro 508 267 241 San Ramón 596 289 307 Santa Ana 631 351 280 Santa Fe 879 453 426 Total 7,000 3,595 3,202
Demographics According to the 2013 census, San Francisco de Ojuera had a total population of 7,000 inhabitants, of whom 3,595 (51.3%) were men and 3,404 (48.7%) were women. The entire population was classified as rural.
About 1.9% of the population were classified as Indigenous and the rest as non-indigenous. By broad age group, 39.5% of the population were aged 0–14 years, 54.5% were aged 15–64, and 6% were aged 65 years and over. The median age was 19.7 years and the mean age was 25.4 years. Among the population aged 15 and over, the municipality recorded an illiteracy rate of 19%, lower than the departmental average of 22.2%. The municipality had 1,602 occupied private dwellings, with an average of 4.3 persons per occupied dwelling.
The major economic activity is agriculture, and major crops include coffee, maize, beans, and vegetables.
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