El Rosario () is a town () and 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 west of the Honduran department of Olancho. It is south-east of

Yocón Yocón is a municipality in the west of the Honduran department of Olancho, north of Guayape, south of Mangulile and west of El Rosario. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yocón municipality had a population of 11,812. ...

, north-east of

Guayape Guayape is a municipality in the west of the Honduran department of Olancho, west of Salamá, south of Yocón and north of Concordia. Guayape is divided into three huge territories. Some even covering the river. The lands are divided by th ...

and north-west of

Salamá Salamá is a city in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of Baja Verapaz and it is situated at 940 m above sea level. The municipality of Salamá, for which the city of Salamá serves as the administrative centre, covers a total ...

. The town had a lumber mill, school, clinic, and a public library, La Biblioteca Regional de Dr. Dean J. Seibert. In 2018, El Rosario experienced

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and

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of the corn and bean crops, as the August rains did not come. Residents have attributed the drought to

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, and to logging which has depleted the pine forests surrounding the town.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, El Rosario municipality had a population of 4,224. Of these, 99.48% were

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, 0.31% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.17%

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and 0.05%

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.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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Municipalities of the Olancho Department {{Honduras-geo-stub

Demographics

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