Official Name: | Macuelizo |
Pushpin Map: | Honduras |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Honduras |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Honduras |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Santa Bárbara |
Subdivision Type2: | Villages |
Subdivision Name2: | 38 |
Area Total Km2: | 250.45 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Population Total: | 35500 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Aw |
Coordinates: | 15.3°N -120°W |
Macuelizo (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Santa Bárbara. It's located a few kilometers north of the CA-4 highway, which connects San Pedro Sula to the Salvadoran border via Santa Rosa de Copán.
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Macuelizo municipality had a population of 34,401. Of these, 83.03% were Mestizo, 12.36% White, 2.26% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.86% Indigenous and 1.49% others.[1]