| Country | Honduras |
|---|---|
| Department | Santa Bárbara |
| Villages | 14 |
| Area total | 203.5 km² |
| Population as of | 2013 |
| Population total | 12135 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Coordinates | 15°16′N 88°17′W |
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
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
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
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
- ^ "Municipio de Petoa, Santa Bárbara" (in Spanish). Edu-Honduras. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ^ "Petoa, Santa Bárbara" (in Spanish). Red Honduras. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ^ "Municipio de Petoa – ubicación y superficie". Municipio.hn. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Petoa". Mineral Data. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Petoa". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Disaster resilience in Honduras". United Nations. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea". Archived 2021-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Perfil sociodemográfico de Petoa (INE/UNAH, 2013–2022)". UNAH/INE. Retrieved 17 June 2025.