Humuya

Humuya
Municipality
Humuya is located in Honduras
Humuya
Humuya
Coordinates: 14°15′N 87°40′W / 14.250°N 87.667°W / 14.250; -87.667
Country Honduras
DepartmentComayagua
Area
 • Total54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,358
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)

Humuya (Spanish pronunciation: [uˈmuʝa]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua.

Total area of Humuya is 5,300 hectares 53.00 km² (20.46 sq mi) with tropical savanna climate, its altitude is 641 m (2,103 ft) above sea level.

Humuya geographical coordinates: Latitude: 14.25, Longitude: -87.6667 14° 15′ 0″ North, 87° 40′ 0″ West

In Humuya, the peak fire season typically begins in late March and finishes in June (lasts around 3 month). From 2001 to 2021, Humuya has lost 14ha of tree cover due to fires and 130ha from all other drivers of loss.[1]

14°15′N 87°40′W / 14.250°N 87.667°W / 14.250; -87.667

  1. ^ Vizzuality. "Humuya, Comayagua, Honduras Deforestation Rates & Statistics | GFW". www.globalforestwatch.org. Retrieved 2022-10-03.