San Antonio de Oriente

San Antonio de Oriente is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.

San Antonio de Oriente
Municipality
San Antonio de Oriente Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°2′N 87°3′W
Country	Honduras
Department	Francisco Morazán
Founded	1660
Area
• Total	227 km2 (88 sq mi)
Elevation	1,173 m (3,848 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	15,299
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)

Population as of 2015 is 15,299.^[1] The first occupants came in 1660 in the village Mineral de San Antonio that is 4 km away from the present town. Nowadays it is called San Antonio Yusguare. A kilometre west of San Antonio de Oriente lies San Antonio Ocidente. San Antonio de Oriente lies 28 km from Tegucigalpa, high in the mountains. The Santa Iné River crosses the municipality in a south to north direction. There is a school and a health centre. Many youngsters from the village have left to go to Tegucigalpa to study.

Notable people

Florencio Xatruch (1811 - 1893) a General who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856 was born in the town.

References

1. "Republica de Honduras Censo de Población y Vivienda 2001" (PDF). Comision Presidencial de Modernizacion del Estado. 2001. Retrieved August 18, 2008.