Mangulile 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 north west of the Honduran department of Olancho, north 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. ...

, south west of Manto and south east of

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. Agriculture is the base of almost all commerce. Corn, beans, and coffee are the main cash crops, the sale of which provides income for other things like sugar and rice. Many of the remote villages have no access to education, healthcare, or clean water. Artesian springs provide most of the domestic water, which, because of the tropical climate, becomes contaminated soon after surfacing. Biosand water filters have been introduced to over 25 of these villages as of 2015, significantly improving health conditions. Part of the local 2015 coffee harvest was exported to the USA through a newly formed co-op, with 100% of the profits being returned to this area for infrastructure and capital for crop expansion.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Mangulile municipality had a population of 9,411. Of these, 97.49% were

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, 1.94%

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, 0.43%

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and 0.14% Black or Afro-Honduran.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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References

Municipalities of the Olancho Department {{Honduras-geo-stub