Juan Francisco Bulnes () is a
municipality
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in the
Honduran department
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of
Gracias a Dios.
The total population of the municipality was 6,407 in 2015.
The rivers Abajo and Platano along with the lagoon of Ibans form the major water systems of the municipality. Almost all the localities are located next to these water systems with Ibans being the biggest. The only health centre of the municipality is located in Ibans.
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Juan Francisco Bulnes municipality had a population of 6,392. Of these, 44.53% were
Mestizo
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, 44.36%
Indigenous
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(43.04%
Miskito Miskito may refer to:
* Miskito people, ethnic group in Honduras and Nicaragua
** Miskito Sambu, branch of Miskito people with African admixture
** Tawira Miskito, branch of Miskito people of largely indigenous origin
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), 10.59%
Afro-Honduran or Black, 0.33%
White
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and 0.20% others.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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References
Municipalities of the Gracias a Dios Department
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