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The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest alluvial valley of
The valley's fertile soils have boosted its agricultural development.
Around 65% of the Gross domestic product 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.
The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest alluvial valley of Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
. 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
San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 671,460 ...
, El Progreso, Choloma, Puerto Cortés
Puerto Cortés, originally known as Puerto de Caballos, is a port city and municipality on the north Caribbean coast of Honduras, right on the Laguna de Alvarado, north of San Pedro Sula and east of Omoa, with a natural bay. The present city ...
, 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 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