Official Name: | Santa Elena |
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: | La Paz |
Area Total Km2: | 164 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Population Total: | 12658 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 14.0833°N -95°W |
Santa Elena is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz.
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santa Elena municipality had a population of 12,162. Of these, 92.06% were Indigenous (92.02% Lenca), 7.79% Mestizo, 0.11% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.01% White and 0.02% others.[1]