San Antonio de Oriente
San Antonio de Oriente | |
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Municipality | |
![]() ![]() San Antonio de Oriente Location in Honduras | |
Coordinates: 14°2′N 87°3′W / 14.033°N 87.050°WCoordinates: 14°2′N 87°3′W / 14.033°N 87.050°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Francisco Morazán |
Founded | 1660 |
Area | |
• Total | 227 km2 (88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,173 m (3,848 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 15,299 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
San Antonio de Oriente is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.
Population as of 2015 is 15,299.[1] The first occupants came in 1660 in the village Mineral de San Antonio that is 4 km away from the present town. Nowadays it is called San Antonio Yusguare. A kilometre west of San Antonio de Oriente lies San Antonio Ocidente. San Antonio de Oriente lies 28 km from Tegucigalpa, high in the mountains. The crosses the municipality in a south to north direction. There is a school and a health centre. Many youngsters from the village have left to go to Tegucigalpa to study.
Notable people[]
Florencio Xatruch (1811 - 1893) a General who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856 was born in the town.
References[]
- ^ "Republica de Honduras Censo de Población y Vivienda 2001" (PDF). Comision Presidencial de Modernizacion del Estado. 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
- Municipalities of the Francisco Morazán Department
- Honduras geography stubs