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Sula Valley
The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest alluvial valley of Honduras. It is located in the northwest of the country, and within it lie several of Honduras's most important cities, such as San Pedro Sula, El Progreso, Choloma, Puerto Cortés, Villanueva, and Tela. Hydrologically speaking, the area has two of the most important basins of Honduras: the basins of the Ulúa and Chamelecón rivers, leaving the area vulnerable to flooding, mainly in the rainy season. The valley's ecosystem is mainly composed of tropical dry forests. Economy The valley's fertile soils have boosted its agricultural development. Around 65% of the Gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is oft ... of Honduras is generated in the valley, representing over 50% of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Lima
La Lima is a city, with a population of 75,100 (2020 calculation), Population of the major cities in Honduras and a municipality in the Honduran of Cortés. It is home to the corporate headquarters of the , a subsidiary of Chiquita Brand. The city is divided into two cities by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlántida Department
Atlántida () is a department located on the north Caribbean shore of Honduras, Central America. The capital is the port city of La Ceiba. In the past few decades, tourism has become the most important legitimate economic source for the coastal area. In 2005 it had an estimated population of about 372,532 people. The department covers a total surface area of 4,251 km². History The department was formed in 1902 from territory previously parts of the departments of Colón, Cortés, and Yoro. In 1910 it had a population of about 11,370 people. La Ceiba is known as the night life city in the Atlántida department. With tourist coming from all over the world to enjoy a nice Caribbean weather and beach resorts, La Ceiba is the preferred destination. Another important city in the area is Tela. Similar to La Ceiba, Tela has incredible resorts and is known for the beach parties that make this city an attractive destination. San Juan Pueblo, a small town midway of La Ceiba and Tela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petoa
Petoa is a municipality in the Honduran department of Santa Bárbara. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Petoa municipality had a population of 12,135. Of these, 83.87% were Mestizo, 15.18% White, 0.68% Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ..., 0.20% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.07% others. References Municipalities of the Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras {{Honduras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
Santa Bárbara is one of the 18 departments ''(departamentos)'' into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Santa Bárbara. Geography The department covers a total surface area of 5,115 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 368,298 people. Economy The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for exportation. Municipalities # Arada # Atima # Azacualpa # Ceguaca # Chinda # Concepción del Norte # Concepción del Sur # El Nispero # Gualala # Ilama # Las Vegas # Macuelizo # Naranjito # Nueva Frontera # Nuevo Celilac # Petoa # Protección # Quimistán # San Francisco de Ojuera # San José de Colinas # San Luis # San Marcos # San Nicolás # San Pedro Zacapa # Santa Bárbara # Santa Rita # San Vicente Centenario # Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quimistán
Quimistán is a town, with a population of 6,270 (2013 census),Citypopulation.de Population of the localities in Quimistán Municipality and a Municipalities of Honduras, municipality in Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras, Santa Bárbara Department of Honduras. The largest town of the municipality is Pinalejo, with a population of 6,478 (2013 census). Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Quimistán municipality had a population of 47,993. Of these, 89.30% were Mestizo, 6.16% Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous (5.92% Lenca), 3.97% White Latin Americans, White, 0.56% Afro-Hondurans, Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.01% others.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rita, Yoro
Santa Rita is a town and a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro. The Humuya River passes through it. The town of Santa Rita has a population of 15,050 (2020 calculation). In 1684, it was a hamlet called Benque La Laguneta. It later became the village of Santa Rita El Negrito. The place was established as a town in 1959 with part of the municipality of El Negrito. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santa Rita municipality had a population of 20,301. Of these, 89.73% were Mestizo, 9.20% White, 0.77% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.17% Indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ... and 0.12% others. References Municipalities of the Yoro Department {{Honduras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Negrito
El Negrito () is a town, with a population of 12,790 (2020 calculation), and a municipality in the department of Yoro, Honduras. Villages El Negrito has a total of 29 villages: * El Negrito * Battán * Aldea Paujiles Norte * Campo Perdeíz * Cerro Prieto No.1 * Cerro Prieto No.2 * El Jocomico * El Junco * El Naranjo * El Pate * El Robledal * El Rodeo * Estero Indio * Finca Treinta and Cinco * Finca Treinta and Seis * Guaymón No.1 * La Laguna * La Majada * La Veinte and Nueve * La Veinte and Ocho * Las Delicias * Nueva San Antonio * Samar * San Jerónimo * San José del Negrito * Toyos * Villa del Carmen and Treinta and Siete * Guangolola 1 * Guangolola 2 Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, El Negrito municipality had a population of 45,363. Of these, 95.35% were Mestizo, 3.33% White, 1.03% Indigenous (0.50% Tolupan, 0.19% Lenca, 0.15% Chʼortiʼ, 0.11% Nahua The Nahuas () are a group of the indigenous people of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoro Department
Yoro is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department contains rich agricultural lands, concentrated mainly on the valley of the Aguan River and the Sula Valley, on opposite ends. The departmental capital is Yoro. The department covers a total surface area of 7,939 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 503,886 people. It is famous for the Lluvia de Peces (rain of fishes), a tradition by which fish fall from the sky during very heavy rains. Municipalities # Arenal # El Negrito # El Progreso # Jocón # Morazán # Olanchito # Santa Rita # Sulaco # Victoria # Yorito # Yoro Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yoro Department had a population of 570,595. Of these, 88.12% were Mestizo, 7.26% White, 3.79% Indigenous (2.92% Tolupan, 0.39% Chʼortiʼ, 0.28% Lenca, 0.09% Nahua), 0.71% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.12% others. Economy The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimienta, Honduras
Pimienta is a town, with a population of 12,990 (2020 calculation), Population of cities in Honduras and a in the Honduran department of Cortés. The name means "" in |
San Antonio De Cortés
San Antonio de Cortés is a town, with a population of 5,509 (2013 census), and a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... in the Honduran department of Cortés. References Municipalities of the Cortés Department {{Honduras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco De Yojoa
San Francisco de Yojoa () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. Its religious composition is majority Christian, with a lesser presence of Christian Evangelic Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual exper ...s. The town is located in the region around Lake Yojoa. References Municipalities of the Cortés Department {{Cortés Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
