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Yocón
Municipality
Yocón is located in Honduras
Yocón
Yocón
Location in Honduras
Country  Honduras
Department Olancho
Villages 9
Area
 • Total 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 12,182
 • Density 50.1008/km2 (129.760/sq mi)

Yocón is a small town and municipality located in the western part of Olancho. This area is a department in Honduras. Yocón is found north of Guayape, south of Mangulile, and west of El Rosario. It is a place where many people live and work.

Understanding the Population of Yocón

Who Lives in Yocón?

Demographics is a word that means studying the people who live in a place. It looks at things like how many people there are. It also checks their age, gender, and background. This helps us understand a community better.

In 2013, a count of the people in Honduras was done. This count is called a census. The census showed that about 11,812 people lived in the Yocón municipality.

Most of the people in Yocón are called Mestizo. This means they have a mix of European and Indigenous (native) backgrounds. A smaller number of people are Indigenous. Some are also Black or Afro-Honduran. A very small number are White.

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