Guayape is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the west of the
Honduran department of
Olancho, west of
Salamá
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, south of
Yocón and north of
Concordia.
Guayape is divided into three huge territories. Some even covering the river.
The lands are divided by the three families that control it.
The Riveras, The Lagos, and the Guerreros.
Although not a very well known place, even to Hondurans, Guayape has beautiful landscapes, and endless waterfalls. It has also some of the
richest and fertile soil in Honduras.
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Guayape municipality had a population of 12,671. Of these, 99.21% were
Mestizo
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, 0.59%
Indigenous, 0.13%
Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.04%
White
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and 0.02% others.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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References
Municipalities of the Olancho Department
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