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The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest
The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest alluvial
Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...
valley of Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...
. 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
El Progreso () is a city, with a population of 120,600 (2023 calculation), and a municipality located in the Honduran Departments of Honduras, department of Yoro (department), Yoro.
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Su ...
, 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 theGross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the total market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries. GDP is often used to measure the economic performanc ...
of Honduras is generated in the valley, representing over 50% of the country's exports. Within it resides roughly 30% of the national population, due to the high concentration of the workforce, both in urban and rural communities.
Municipalities of the Sula Valley
See also
* River Ulúa * River ChamelecónReferences
*External links
* {{Coord, 15.4500, N, 87.8500, W, source:wikidata, display=title Landforms of Honduras Valleys of North America