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Villeda Morales, Honduras

Coordinates: 15°4′0″N 83°18′0″W / 15.06667°N 83.30000°W / 15.06667; -83.30000
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Villeda Morales
Municipality
Villeda Morales is located in Honduras
Villeda Morales
Villeda Morales
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°4′N 83°18′W / 15.067°N 83.300°W / 15.067; -83.300
CountryHonduras
DepartmentGracias a Dios
Villages15
Named forRamon Villeda Morales
Area
 • Total587.77 km2 (226.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total10,335
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central America)

Villeda Morales is a municipality in the Honduran department of Gracias a Dios. It was named after a former president named Ramón Villeda Morales

Demographics

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At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Ramón Villeda Morales municipality had a population of 10,314. Of these, 87.90% were Indigenous (87.78% Miskito), 11.69% Mestizo, 0.21% Afro-Honduran or Black, 0.11% White and 0.09% others.[1]


References

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15°4′0″N 83°18′0″W / 15.06667°N 83.30000°W / 15.06667; -83.30000