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Mercedes, Honduras

Coordinates: 14°19′0″N 88°59′0″W / 14.31667°N 88.98333°W / 14.31667; -88.98333
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Mercedes
Municipality
Mercedes is located in Honduras
Mercedes
Mercedes
Coordinates: 14°19′N 88°59′W / 14.317°N 88.983°W / 14.317; -88.983
Country Honduras
DepartmentOcotepeque
Villages10
Area
 • Total
96.08 km2 (37.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
7,355
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)

Mercedes (Spanish pronunciation: [meɾˈseðes]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque.

Demographics

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At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Mercedes municipality had a population of 7,226. Of these, 99.32% were Mestizo, 0.30% Indigenous, 0.30% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.06% White.[1]

References

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14°19′0″N 88°59′0″W / 14.31667°N 88.98333°W / 14.31667; -88.98333