Cabañas, La Paz facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Cabañas
Municipality
Cabañas, La Paz Location in Honduras
Country	Honduras
Department	La Paz
Area
• Total	152 km² (59 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	3,408
• Density	22.42/km² (58.07/sq mi)

Cabañas is a small town, also known as a municipality, located in the country of Honduras. Think of a municipality as a local government area, like a county or a district. It is part of the department of La Paz. A department in Honduras is similar to a state or province in other countries.

Who Lives in Cabañas?

This section tells us about the people who call Cabañas home.

Population Count

In 2013, a count of the people living in Cabañas was done. This count is called a census. The census showed that 3,253 people lived in the municipality of Cabañas.

Diverse Backgrounds

The people of Cabañas come from different backgrounds. Most of the residents are Indigenous. This means their families have lived in this region for a very long time.

About 86% of the people are Indigenous, mainly from the Lenca group.
Around 12% are Mestizo. This term describes people of mixed European and Indigenous heritage.
A small number, less than 1%, are Black or Afro-Honduran.
Even fewer, less than 1%, are White.
A very small group of people have other backgrounds.

This mix of people makes Cabañas a place with a rich cultural history.

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