Yoro

Yoro
Municipality
Yoro is located in Honduras
Yoro
Yoro
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°8′N 87°8′W / 15.133°N 87.133°W / 15.133; -87.133
CountryHonduras
DepartmentYoro
Villages19
Area
 • Municipality
2,264 km2 (874 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
 • Municipality
103,481
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
34,134
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central America)
ClimateAw

Yoro, with a population of 27,460 (2023 calculation),[2] is the capital city of the Yoro Department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Yoro Municipality. It is notable for a local event known as Lluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong storms make fish fall from[3] the sky.[4][5]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
  3. ^ de, Chavagnac, X. (1906). Histoire des manufactures françaises de porcelaine. OCLC 771135438.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Campos, Orsy. "Un pueblo en fiesta" (in Spanish). Revista Hablemos. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. ^ Kirk Semple (July 16, 2017). "Every Year, the Sky 'Rains Fish.' Explanations Vary". New York Times.