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 | 60/km2 (150/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. The economy revolves around agriculture.
Geography
[edit]Petoa is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara in northern Honduras.[1][2] Covering approximately 203.5 km2 (78.6 sq mi), it borders the municipalities of Quimistán to the north, Villanueva (Cortés) to the east, San Marcos to the west and south.[1][3] It forms part of Honduras’s interior highland zone, a mix of rolling hills and mountain foothills typical of the western highland region. The municipality has a mean elevation of approximately 253 m (830 ft) above sea level, with varying terrain including low mountains, hills, and river valleys.[1] The region has a tropical monsoon climate.[2] The soil is prone to erosion particularly along the river banks, where embankments have been constructed.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] Gender distribution was almost equal and nearly 86% of the population was rural.[3]
Economy
[edit]The municipality supports basic commerce and agriculture. Transport infrastructure includes local roads connecting hamlets to main highways, with electricity and potable water systems in some areas. The town is located about 44 km (27 mi) from the Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Municipio de Petoa – ubicación y superficie". Municipio.hn. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Petoa". Mineral Data. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
