San Antonio de Oriente

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name = San Antonio de Oriente
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subdivision_name1 = Francisco Morazán
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San Antonio de Oriente is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán. Population as of 2001 is 12,055. [cite web|url=http://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/censos/honduras/2001/trifolio_dp.pdf|title= Republica de Honduras Censo de Población y Vivienda 2001|date=2001|publisher=Comision Presidencial de Modernizacion del Estado|accessdate=August 18|accessyear=2008] The first occupants came in 1660 in the village "Mineral de San Antonio" that is 4 km away from the present town. Nowadays it is called "San Antonio Yusguare". A kilometre west of San Antonio de Oriente lies "San Antonio Ocidente". San Antonio de Oriente lies 28km from Tegucigalpa, high in the mountains. The Santa Iné River crosses the municipality in a south to north direction. There is a school and a health centre. Many youngsters from the village have left to go to Tegucigalpa to study.

Florencio Xatruch (1811 - 1893) a General who led the Honduran expeditionary force against William Walker in Nicaragua in 1856 was born in the town.

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