Ahuas () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Gracias a Dios.

It is served by Ahuas Airport.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Ahuas municipality had a population of 8,095. Of these, 94.46% were Indigenous (94.05% Miskito), 4.77% Mestizo, 0.42% Afro-Honduran or Black, 0.19% White and 0.16% others.

By 2018, the municipality had a population of 8,852 inhabitants, composed of 4,312 men and 4,540 women. Of the total population, 5,716 people lived in urban areas, while 3,136 resided in rural areas.

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