Bonito Oriental

Bonito Oriental
Municipality
Bonito Oriental is located in Honduras
Bonito Oriental
Bonito Oriental
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°44′N 85°44′W / 15.733°N 85.733°W / 15.733; -85.733
Country Honduras
DepartmentColón
Area
 • Municipality
509 km2 (197 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
 • Municipality
30,675
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban
19,349
ClimateAw

Bonito Oriental is a town, with a population of 10,790 (2023 calculation),[2] and a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón.

The town of Bonito Oriental is the primary location of the novel The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux. While Theroux's book describes the town as being very remote and difficult to get to, it was actually located about one mile from a main paved highway at the time he wrote the book.

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras

15°44′N 85°44′W / 15.733°N 85.733°W / 15.733; -85.733

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