Quimistán is a town, with a population of 6,270 (2013 census),
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Population of the localities in Quimistán Municipality 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
Santa Bárbara Department of
Honduras. The largest town of the municipality is Pinalejo, with a population of 6,478 (2013 census).
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Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Quimistán municipality had a population of 47,993. Of these, 89.30% were Mestizo
(; ; fem. ) is a term used for racial classification to refer to a person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry. In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also refer to people who are culturally European even though thei ...
, 6.16% Indigenous (5.92% Lenca
The Lenca or Lepawiran "people of the jaguar" are from present day southwest Honduras and eastern El Salvador in Central America. They once spoke many Dialects such as Chilanga, Putun, Kotik etc. Although there were different dialects, they un ...
), 3.97% White
White is the lightness, lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully diffuse reflection, reflect and scattering, scatter all the ...
, 0.56% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.01% others.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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Notable people
Honduras football international Mauricio Sabillón
Mauricio Alberto Sabillón Peña (born 11 November 1978) is a former Honduran football player who last played for Marathón.
He has been on the Honduras national football team since 2001.
Club career
Sabillón began his career with Marath� ...
was born in Quimistán.
References
Municipalities of the Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
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