Yocón facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Yocón
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Municipality
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 Yocón
Location in Honduras
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| Country |  Honduras |
| Department | Olancho |
| Villages | 9 |
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| • Total | 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • 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.
See also
In Spanish: Yocón para niños
