Patuca facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Patuca
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Municipality
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 Patuca
Location in Honduras
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| Country |  Honduras |
| Department | Olancho |
| Area | |
| • Total | 635.10 km2 (245.21 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 27,183 |
| • Density | 42.8011/km2 (110.8544/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
Patuca is a municipality located in the southern part of Olancho, which is a department in Honduras. It is found to the east of Juticalpa and south of Catacamas.
A very important natural feature of Patuca is the Patuca River. This river is special because it is the second largest river in all of Central America.
Who Lives in Patuca?
To understand the people of Patuca, we can look at a census. A census is like a big count of all the people living in an area. It helps us learn about the population.
Population Count
In 2013, a census was taken in Honduras. It showed that the Patuca municipality had a population of 26,668 people. This number helps us know how many residents live there.
Diverse Communities
The census also tells us about the different groups of people living in Patuca. Most of the people, about 98.27%, are Mestizo. This means they have a mix of European and Indigenous backgrounds.
Other groups include:
- About 0.92% of the population is identified as White.
- Around 0.63% are Indigenous, meaning they are descendants of the original inhabitants of the land.
- A smaller group, about 0.12%, are Black or Afro-Honduran.
- The remaining 0.06% belong to other groups.
This mix of people makes Patuca a place with a rich cultural background.
See also
In Spanish: Patuca para niños
