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Esquipulas del Norte
Municipality
Esquipulas del Norte is located in Honduras
Esquipulas del Norte
Esquipulas del Norte
Location in Honduras
Country  Honduras
Department Olancho
Villages 8
Area
 • Total 523.33 km2 (202.06 sq mi)
Elevation
547 m (1,795 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 10,781
 • Density 20.6008/km2 (53.3557/sq mi)

Esquipulas del Norte is a town, also known as a municipality, located in the country of Honduras. It is found in the northwestern part of the Olancho department. This area is east of a place called Guata and north of Jano.

Who Lives in Esquipulas del Norte?

In 2013, a count of people (called a census) showed that about 10,138 people lived in Esquipulas del Norte. Most of the people, about 98.75%, were Mestizo. This means they have a mix of European and Indigenous backgrounds.

A smaller number of people were identified as White (0.78%), Indigenous (0.27%), or Black or Afro-Honduran (0.21%).

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