Santa Rita | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Honduras | |
Coordinates: 15°12′N 87°53′W / 15.200°N 87.883°W | |
Country | Honduras |
Department | Yoro |
Area | |
• Municipality | 149 km2 (58 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Municipality | 28,576 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 12,869 |
Time zone | Central America (UTC-6) |
Santa Rita is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro. The Humuya River passes through it.
It had a population of 12 869 in 2004.
In 1684, it was a hamlet called Benque La Laguneta. It later became the village of Santa Rita El Negrito. The place was established as a town in 1959 with part of the municipality of El Negrito.
Coordinates: 15°12′N 87°53′W / 15.200°N 87.883°W