Cane is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Honduran department of
La Paz
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The population of Cane is not exact, but is estimated to be around 4,000. The current mayor is Jose Tejeda, who is very popular among the community, as he has donated millions of US dollars to the creation of a lush central park stocked with trash cans, benches, and a taco bar. Tejeda is also in the process of paving the roads of Cane, which were originally all dirt.
Cane is home to one early learning center, one primary school, and one secondary school. Students who choose to attend private school have the opportunity to travel by bus about 10 minutes to the department's capital, La Paz.
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Cane municipality had a population of 3,592. Of these, 89.27% were
Mestizo
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, 5.79%
White
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, 4.17%
Indigenous (4.09%
Lenca) and 0.78%
Black or Afro-Honduran.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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References
External links
*http://www.alcaldiadecane.uphero.com
Municipalities of the La Paz Department (Honduras)
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