La Encarnación facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
La Encarnación
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Municipality
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 La Encarnación
Location in Honduras
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| Country |  Honduras |
| Department | Ocotepeque |
| Villages | 6 |
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| • Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,136 |
| • Density | 146.7/km2 (380/sq mi) |
La Encarnación is a special kind of town called a municipality. It is located in the country of Honduras, which is in Central America. Specifically, you can find it in the Ocotepeque department. A department is like a state or province in other countries.
La Encarnación covers an area of about 35 square kilometers. That's roughly the size of 3,500 football fields! In 2001, about 5,136 people lived there.
People of La Encarnación
Knowing about the people who live in a place helps us understand its culture. In 2013, a count of the population was done in La Encarnación.
Population Numbers
The total number of people living in La Encarnación municipality in 2013 was 4,961. This number can change over time as families grow or people move.
Different Backgrounds
Most people in La Encarnación have mixed backgrounds. About 95.62% of the people were Mestizo. This means they have a mix of European and Indigenous (native) heritage.
A smaller number of people, about 2.24%, were identified as White. About 0.85% of the people were Indigenous, meaning they are descendants of the original inhabitants of the land. A very small group, 0.06%, were Black or Afro-Honduran. The remaining 1.23% had other backgrounds.
This mix of people shows the rich history and different cultures that make up La Encarnación.
See also
In Spanish: La Encarnación (Honduras) para niños
