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Intibucá, Intibucá
Intibucá () is a city, with a population of 28,220 (2023 calculation), and a municipality in the department of Intibucá Department, Intibucá, Honduras. The urban area of Intibucá is an important transit and commercial site in the South-West region of Honduras. Located 1,850 meters above sea level, Intibucá has a cool and often foggy climate, hence the nickname "La ciudad del manto blanco" (the city of the white mantle). Potato production, celebrated by the annual ''Festival de la Papa'' (Potato Festival), is the principal basis of the economy for the municipality. The city of Intibucá is merged indistinguishably with the city of La Esperanza, Honduras, La Esperanza, the head of the neighboring municipality of La Esperanza and capital of the department. Intibucá is the older of the twin cities and was originally an indigenous Lenca people, Lenca community, while La Esperanza is the newer Ladino people, ladino community. Although the two cities have separate municipal governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intibucá Department
Intibucá () is one of the 18 departments in the Republic of Honduras. Intibucá covers a total surface area of . Its capital is the city of La Esperanza, in the municipality of La Esperanza. History The department of Intibucá was created on April 16, 1883 upon recommendation of the Governor of the department of Gracias (now called Lempira), Jose Maria Cacho in 1869. He advised that the vast size of Gracias made it difficult to govern and that it would be desirable to divide it into more than one department. On March 7, 1883 Decree No. 10 was issued, which called for the creation of a new department to be named Intibucá in April of that year. The town of La Esperanza was designated to be the capital of the new department. To create the new department, territory from both the departments of Gracias and La Paz were reassigned. Geography The department of Intibucá is situated between latitudes 13°51'E and 14°42'N and longitudes 87°46'W and 88°42'W. It is bounded on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |