Ahuas

Municipality in Gracias a Dios, Honduras
15°29′N 84°20′W / 15.483°N 84.333°W / 15.483; -84.333CountryHondurasDepartmentGracias a DiosVillages6Area
 • Total1,800.63 km2 (695.23 sq mi)Elevation
56 m (184 ft)Population
 (2015)
 • Total8,387 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central America)

Ahuas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈawas]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Gracias a Dios.

It is served by Ahuas Airport.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Ahuas municipality had a population of 8,095. Of these, 94.46% were Indigenous (94.05% Miskito), 4.77% Mestizo, 0.42% Afro-Honduran or Black, 0.19% White and 0.16% others.[1]

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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Capital: Puerto Lempira
Municipalities
  • Ahuas
  • Brus Laguna
  • Juan Francisco Bulnes
  • Puerto Lempira
  • Villeda Morales
  • Wampusirpi

15°29′N 84°20′W / 15.483°N 84.333°W / 15.483; -84.333

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