San Nicolás, Santa Bárbara

For other uses, see San Nicolas.

San Nicolás
Municipality
San Nicolás Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°56′N 88°19′W
Country	Honduras
Department	Santa Bárbara
Villages	9
Area
• Total	88.2 km^2 (34.1 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	14,860
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central America)
Climate	Aw

San Nicolás is a municipality in the Honduran department of Santa Bárbara.

About six thousand people live in San Nicolás. The economy consists primarily of coffee farmers and workers from the surrounding area. Full advantage has not been taken of nearby rivers, caves, and remarkable countryside as tourist draws, though they well could be.^[citation needed]

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, San Nicolás municipality had a population of 14,368. Of these, 81.42% were Mestizo, 17.80% White, 0.57% Indigenous, 0.19% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.01% others.[1]

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea

14°056′N 88°019′W