Patuca
Patuca is a municipality in the south of the Honduran department of Olancho, east of Juticalpa and south of Catacamas. It contains the Patuca River, which is the second largest in Central America.- Type: Town with 21,700 residents
- Description: municipality in Olancho Department, Honduras
- Also known as: “Nueva Palestina”
Patuca
- Categories: municipality of Honduras and locality
- Location: Olancho Department, Honduras, Central America, North America
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Latitude
14.3424° or 14° 20′ 33″ north
Longitude
-85.8935° or 85° 53′ 37″ west
Population
21,700
Elevation
475 metres (1,558 feet)
Open location code
766P84R4+XJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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