El Rosario, Olancho

El Rosario (Spanish pronunciation: [el roˈsaɾjo]) is a town[1] (14°54′18″N 86°42′08″W) and a municipality[2] in the west of the Honduran department of Olancho.

El Rosario
Municipality
El Rosario
Coordinates (centroid of municipality): 14°55′N 86°42′W
Country Honduras
DepartmentOlancho
Villages8
Area
  Total143.11 km2 (55.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total4,265
  Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)

It is south-east of Yocón, north-east of Guayape and north-west of Salamá.

The town had a lumber mill, school, clinic, and a public library, La Biblioteca Regional de Dr. Dean J. Seibert.

In 2018, El Rosario experienced drought and failures of the corn and bean crops, as the August rains did not come. Residents have attributed the drought to climate change, and to logging which has depleted the pine forests surrounding the town.[3]

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