San José de Colinas

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San José de Colinas
Municipality
San José de Colinas Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°02′N 88°18′W / 15.033°N 88.300°W / 15.033; -88.300
Country	Honduras
Department	Santa Bárbara
Villages	32
Area
• Municipality	241 km2 (93 sq mi)
Population  (2020 projection)[1]
• Municipality	19,771
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	5,354
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central America)

San José de Colinas is a town, with a population of 5,215 (2013 census),^[2] and a municipality in the Honduran department of Santa Bárbara.

San José de Colinas is a colorful city located in a two-hour drive from San Pedro Sula.

The municipality is composed of 34 villages, of which the most important is San Miguel of lajas, with a population of 828.^[2]

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, San José de Colinas municipality had a population of 18,791. Of these, 74.57% were Mestizo, 24.34% White, 0.74% Indigenous, 0.29% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.06% others.^[3]

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Tourist sites include a Catholic church built dating from 1930 by the creeks of the Jicatuyo River.

The local football team, Cruz Azul, played in the Honduran second division.

15°02′N 88°18′W / 15.033°N 88.300°W / 15.033; -88.300

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