Florida, Copán

Florida
Florida

Location in Honduras

Coordinates: 15°2′N 88°50′W / 15.033°N 88.833°W / 15.033; -88.833
Country Honduras
Department Copán
Area
  Total 345 km2 (133 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 28,863
  Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)

Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða]) is a municipality in the western Honduran department of Copán.

Its products include tobacco, corn and cattle.

The feria patronal, or fair in honor of the town's patron saint, is towards the end of April when one may enjoy aubades, carreras de cintas, climbing greased poles, the coronation of the queen of the fair, rodeos, sack races, and so forth.

Coordinates: 15°2′0″N 88°50′0″W / 15.03333°N 88.83333°W / 15.03333; -88.83333


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