Olanchito | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Olanchito Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°29′N 86°35′W / 15.483°N 86.583°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Yoro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic Municipality |
| • Mayor | José Tomás Ponce Posas (Libre)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 2,019 km2 (780 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 projection)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 124,286 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 74,371 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
| Climate | Aw |
Olanchito is a municipality in the department of Yoro, Honduras, and a town with a population of 49,750 as of 2023.[3] The municipality was founded in 1530 and comprises 70 villages, approximately 300 hamlets, and a population of 124,286.[2] It is located 107 miles (172 km) northeast of Tegucigalpa, the country's capital. Olanchito operates in the Central Time Zone, with a UTC offset of -6 hours. The city is the birthplace of many popular figures of Honduran literature such as Ramón Amaya Amador, whose manuscripts, collection of books, writing table, and ashes are located in Olanchito.[4] Known locally as the Civic City, Olanchito's main industry is agriculture.
- ^ AMHON: Asociación de Municipios de Honduras. "Alcaldes y Alcaldesas" [Mayors and Municipalities] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
- ^ "Olanchito-la-bella-ciudad-civica de Honduras". Retrieved 12 January 2017.