Official Name: | Sambo Creek |
Pushpin Map: | Honduras |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Honduras |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Population As Of: | 2013 census |
Population Total: | 3,436 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 15.7917°N -86.6308°W |
Timezone: | Central America |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Sambo Creek is a traditional Garífuna village 15km (09miles) east of La Ceiba on the Caribbean Sea north coast of Honduras.[2]
Sambo Creek has one of the largest Garifuna population in Honduras and is considered to be one of the epicenters of cultural preservation. An annual fair in June is held there and traditional dances are still practiced, like the punta.
The ethnic composition is 65% Garifuna, 35% Mestizo.