Morazán, Yoro
Morazán | |
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Municipality | |
Morazán Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°19′N 87°36′W / 15.317°N 87.600°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Yoro |
| Villages | 25 |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 509 km2 (197 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 projection) | |
• Municipality | 50,930 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (259/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 33,658 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
| Climate | Aw |
Morazán (Spanish pronunciation: [moɾaˈsan]) is a town, with a population of 22,240 (2023 calculation), and a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro. This political division of 50,930 people is in the north, located between the city of Yoro and the municipality of El Negrito, north of the Pico Pijol National Park.
The town scores low on development indices within Honduras. Like many towns of the Spanish Empire Morazan was laid out in a grid, with a central plaza.