Quimistán is a town, with a population of 6,270 (2013 census),Citypopulation.de
Population of the localities in Quimistán Municipality and a

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in Santa Bárbara Department of

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. The largest town of the municipality is Pinalejo, with a population of 6,478 (2013 census).

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Quimistán municipality had a population of 47,993. Of these, 89.30% were

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, 6.16%

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(5.92%

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), 3.97%

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, 0.56% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.01% others.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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Notable people

Honduras football international Mauricio Sabillón was born in Quimistán.

References

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