Tocoa is a municipality and a city in the northern Honduran department of Colón in the valley of Aguán on the right side of the river, and is slightly inland. The elevation is 38 meters. It is situated between Garcia and La Visinia hills, 67 km from Trujillo, 30 km from Sabá, 70 km from Olanchito, 100 km from La Ceiba, and 203 km from San Pedro Sula. Tocoa's territory is watered by the rivers Río Tocoa, Río Gualaco, and Río Salamá. Its climate is...
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Tocoa is a municipality and a city in the northern Honduran department of Colón in the valley of Aguán on the right side of the river, and is slightly inland. The elevation is 38 meters. It is situated between Garcia and La Visinia hills, 67 km from Trujillo, 30 km from Sabá, 70 km from Olanchito, 100 km from La Ceiba, and 203 km from San Pedro Sula. Tocoa's territory is watered by the rivers Río Tocoa, Río Gualaco, and Río Salamá. Its climate is hot and tropical with an average temperature of 29° C; the rainy season is May to December, with an average of 1000 mm of rain per year.
Tocoa was founded in 1871 by settlers from Olancho, and declared a municipality in 1892. Its first mayor was Juan J. Evangelista.
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