Bonito Oriental Explained

Official Name:Bonito Oriental
Pushpin Map:Honduras
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Honduras
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Honduras
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Colón
Area Total Km2:509
Population As Of:2023 projection
Population Footnotes:[1]
Settlement Type:Municipality
Population Total:30675
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:19349
Coordinates:15.7333°N -129°W
Blank Name:Climate

Bonito Oriental is a town, with a population of 10,790 (2023 calculation),[2] and a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón.

The town of Bonito Oriental is the primary location of the novel The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux. While Theroux's book describes the town as being very remote and difficult to get to, it was actually located about one mile from a main paved highway at the time he wrote the book.

References

15.7333°N -129°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/cities/ Citypopulation.de