Yoro is one of the 18 departments into which the Central America

Central America

Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

n nation of Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

 is divided.

The department contains rich agricultural lands, concentrated mainly on the valley of the Aguan River and the Sula Valley, on opposite ends.

The departmental capital is Yoro

Yoro

Yoro is the capital city of the Yoro department of Honduras....

.

The department covers a total surface area of 7,939
km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 503,886 people.

It is famous for the Lluvia de Peces

Lluvia de Peces

Lluvia de Peces or Rain of Fish is a phenomenon that has been occurring for more than a century on a yearly basis in the country of Honduras.-History and background:The Rain of Fish is common in Honduran Folklore...

 (rain of fishes), a tradition by which fish fall from the sky during very heavy rains.

Municipalities

Municipalities of Honduras

The 18 departments of Honduras are divided into 299 municipalities . Municipalities have elected mayors , as opposed to the appointed governors of departments. For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into 3731 aldeas, and those into 27969 caserios...

1. Arenal
   Arenal, Yoro
   Arenal is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
   
   
2. El Negrito
   El Negrito
   El Negrito is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
   
   
3. El Progreso
4. Jocón
   Jocón
   Jocón is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
   
   
5. Morazán
   Morazán, Yoro
   Morazán is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
   
   
6. Olanchito
   Olanchito
   Olanchito is a town and municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro. Ramón Amaya Amador, a famous novelist, was born here....
   
   
7. Santa Rita
   Santa Rita, Yoro
   Santa Rita is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
   
   
8. Sulaco
   Sulaco, Yoro
   Sulaco is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
   
   
9. Victoria
   Victoria, Yoro
   Victoria is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
   
   
10. Yorito
    Yorito
    Yorito is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....
    
    
11. Yoro

Yoro Football Players

Name	Club	City	Age
Carlos Pavon Carlos Pavón Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer is a Honduran football striker.He is most costly related to Real C.D. España of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras....	Real España	El Progreso	38
Milton Reyes Milton Reyes Milton Reyes is a Honduran football player, who most recently played for Motagua.Reyes began playing professional soccer with Yoro FC of the Honduran second division in 1995. The next year he moved to Independiente Villela, where he helped the team to promotion to the first division...	Motagua	Jocon Jocón Jocón is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....	37
Sergio Mendoza	Motagua	Yoro	29
Johnny Leveron Johnny Leverón Johnny Leverón is a Honduran footballer. In the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio Janeiro, he was captain of the Honduran under 17 team and scored 3 goals for his squad. He also attended the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea...	Motagua	Yoro	20
Alfredo Mejia Alfredo Mejía Alfredo Mejía is a Honduran footballer. He currently plays for Real España.-International goals:-External links:*...	Real España	El Negrito El Negrito El Negrito is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....	21
Ever Alvarado	Real España	El Negrito El Negrito El Negrito is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro....	19
Juan C. Acevedo	Real España	El Progreso	23
Johnny Rivera Johnny Rivera Johnny Rivera is a Puerto Rican American salsa singer.Rivera was raised in the Bronx, and attended high school at Benjamin Franklin High School. He moved briefly to Puerto Rico before returning to New York to begin a career in music...	Real España	El Progreso	19
Leonardo Isaula Leonardo Isaula Leonardo Isaula is a Honduran footballer, who most recently played for Motagua.-External links:*...	Necaxa	Yoro	34
Anthony Lozano Anthony Lozano Anthony Rubén Lozano Colón is an Honduran footballer who plays for CD Alcoyano on loan from Valencia CF, as a forward.-Club career:...	Alcoyano CD Alcoyano Club Deportivo Alcoyano is a Spanish football team based in Alcoy, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1929, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games in Estadio El Collao, with a 5,000-seat capacity...	Yoro	18