Petoa
Petoa | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Petoa Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°16′N 88°17′W / 15.267°N 88.283°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Santa Bárbara |
| Villages | 14 |
| Area | |
• Total | 203.5 km2 (78.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 12,135 |
| • Density | 59.63/km2 (154.4/sq mi) |
| Climate | Aw |
Petoa is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras. Covering approximately 203.5 km2 (78.6 sq mi), it had a population of 12,135 individuals in 2013.
History
[edit]In the population census of 1791, Petoa is mentioned as the head of a curacy and it is represented as a municipality in the Quimistán District in the 1889 political maps.[1][2]
Geography
[edit]Petoa is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara in northern Honduras.[3][4] Covering approximately 203.5 km2 (78.6 sq mi), it borders the municipalities of Quimistán to the north, Villanueva, Cortés to the east, and San Marcos to the west.[3][2][5] The municipality has a mean elevation of approximately 253 m (830 ft) above sea level.[3] The Chamelecón and Cacaulapa rivers pass through the region.[2] The region has a tropical monsoon climate.[4] The soil is prone to erosion particularly along the river banks, where embankments have been constructed.[6] The town is located about 44 km (27 mi) from the Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport.[3]
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Petoa municipality had a population of 12,135. Of these, 83.87% were Mestizo, 15.18% White, 0.68% Indigenous, 0.20% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.07% others.[7] According to the INE projection, Petoa had a population of 13,121 in 2022, marking gradual growth since the 2013 census of 12,135. Population growth rate averaged around 1.92 % annually between 1950 and 2013.[8] Gender distribution was almost equal and nearly 86% of the population was rural.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Municipio de Petoa, Santa Bárbara". Edu-Honduras (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Petoa, Santa Bárbara". Red Honduras (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Municipio de Petoa – ubicación y superficie". Municipio.hn. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Petoa". Mineral Data. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Petoa". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ Disaster resilience in Honduras. United Nations (Report). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea". Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ↑ "Perfil sociodemográfico de Petoa (INE/UNAH, 2013–2022)" (PDF). UNAH/INE. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
