Guayape is a

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in the west of the Honduran department of

Olancho Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants. The departmental capital is Juticalpa, ...

, west of

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, south of Yocón and north of Concordia. Guayape is divided into three huge territories. Some even covering the river. The lands are divided by the three families that control it. The Riveras, The Lagos, and the Guerreros. Although not a very well known place, even to Hondurans, Guayape has beautiful landscapes, and endless waterfalls. It has also some of the richest and fertile soil in Honduras.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Guayape municipality had a population of 12,671. Of these, 99.21% were Mestizo, 0.59%

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, 0.13% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.04%

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and 0.02% others.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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References

Municipalities of the Olancho Department {{Honduras-geo-stub