Yamaranguila is a
municipality of about 21,000 residents in the
Honduran department
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Government and military
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of
Intibucá.
Yamaranguila is known as the coldest municipality in the country. Due to the climate, it is one of the few places where
strawberries
The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...
can be cultivated. Largely populated by the
Lenca indigenous population, Yamaranguila is host to the traditional Guancascos parade during its feria in early December. Most residents have both electricity and running water in the central part of town, while the 24 surrounding villages are found in various stages of development.
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yamaranguila municipality had a population of 21,025. Of these, 89.86% were
Indigenous (89.55%
Lenca), 9.45%
Mestizo
(; ; fem. ) is a term used for racial classification to refer to a person of mixed Ethnic groups in Europe, European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous American ancestry. In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also r ...
, 0.35%
White, 0.32%
Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.03% others.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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References
External links
Yamaraguila
Municipalities of the Intibucá Department
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