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Santa Rita

Yoro Department · Honduras
City population
21,536
#44
in Honduras
#5
in Yoro Department
#23,916
worldwide
TegucigalpaSanta Rita
15.200, -87.883 · 144 km from Tegucigalpa
City population
21,536
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Honduras
#44
of 64 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#23,916
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Honduras
0.2%
of the national population

About Santa Rita

Santa Rita is a city in Yoro Department, Honduras with a population of 21,536. It is the 44th largest of the 64 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Honduras, and the 23,916th largest worldwide. It lies 144 km from Tegucigalpa.

Position in Honduras
#44of 64
LargestSmallest
Position in Yoro Department
#5of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Honduras
Region
Yoro Department
Rank in region
#5of 8
Distance to capital
144 km
to Tegucigalpa
Elevation
52 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Tegucigalpa
Coordinates
15.200, -87.883
Record updated
2026-06-10
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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