Editing Demographics of Honduras (section)

=== Amerindian ===
The Amerindian population is the largest minority group in Honduras. The largest Amerindian group are the Lencan people. These people have been living in Honduran territory since before the [[European colonization of the Americas|colonization of the Americas]], developing their own societies and civilizations. They still have many communities across the country. The indigenous population would begin to decline from the mid-16th century, mainly due to the various diseases brought by the Europeans in addition to the growing mestizo population after the founding of towns and cities. According to the 2001 census the [[Amerindian]] population in Honduras included 381,495 people (6.3% of the total population).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.unicef.org/lac/HONDURAS_revisado.pdf|title=Atlas sociolingüístico de Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina Fichas nacionales|website=UNICEF|access-date=29 August 2017|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205428/http://www.unicef.org/lac/HONDURAS_revisado.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the exception of the Lenca and the Ch'orti' they still keep their language.

Six different [[Amerindian]] groups were counted at the 2001 census:
* the [[Lenca people|Lenca]] (279,507 in 2001;4.6% of the total population) living in the La Paz, Intibucá, and Lempira departments;
* the [[Miskito people|Miskito]] (51,607 in 2001; 0.8%) living on the northeast coast along the border with [[Nicaragua]].
* the [[Ch'orti' people|Ch'orti']] (34,453 in 2001;0.6% of the total population), a Mayan group living in the northwest on the border with Guatemala;
* the [[Tolupan people|Tolupan]] (also called Jicaque, "Xicaque", or Tol; 9,617 in 2001; 0.2% of the total population), living in the reserve of the Montaña de la Flor and parts of the department of Yoro;
* the [[Pech people|Pech]] or Paya Indians (3,848 in 2001; 0.1% of the total population) living in a small area in the Olancho department;
* the [[Mayangna]] or Tawahka (2,463 in 2001; <0.1%) 
Examples of Honduran natives are the many Mayan rules of Copan and other Mayan cities, native chiefs such as [[Lempira (Lenca ruler)|Lempira]] and Cicumba, and environmental and feminist activist [[Berta Cáceres]].
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Yax Kuk Mo.jpg|Copan founder, king Knich Yax Kuk Moo
Copán Stela N.jpg|Mayan ruler, Kʼakʼ Yipyaj Chan Kʼawiil
Lempira.jpg|Lencan ruler, Lempira
Berta Cáceres (cropped).jpg|Lencan environmental activist, Berta Cáceres
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