Macuelizo () is a

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in the Honduran

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of Santa Bárbara. It's located a few kilometers north of the CA-4 highway, which connects San Pedro Sula to the Salvadoran border via Santa Rosa de Copán.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Macuelizo municipality had a population of 34,401. Of these, 83.03% were

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, 12.36%

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, 2.26% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.86% Indigenous and 1.49% others.

References

Municipalities of the Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras {{Honduras-geo-stub es:Macuelizo