Morolica is 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
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Choluteca.
Founded in the late 19th century, Morolica was destroyed by flooding associated with Hurricane Mitch in October 1998. The current Morolica, also known as New Morolica, is located in a valley some five kilometers from the original site.
The current mayor is Ever Gomez of the liberal party. Morolica in its entirety accounts for some 6–7,000 people spread out over the city and its aldeas (villages), with around 1,200 living in the city itself.
Morolica possesses four churches: Evangelical, Baptist, Pentecostal, and Catholic.
The main industry is farming and the economy doesn't stretch much beyond that. Possessing a kindergarten, elementary school, high school, public library, court, health center, census office, and mayor's office, the largest employer by far is the government.
Municipalities of the Choluteca Department
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