Apacilagua () is a small town and
municipality
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in the
Honduran department of
Choluteca. It is situated by road to the northeast of the town of
Choluteca, in the northern mid part of the province, not far from the border with the
El Paraíso Department
El Paraíso () is one of the 18 departments ''(departamentos)'' into which Honduras is divided.
The territory of El Paraíso was initially part of the departments of Tegucigalpa (renamed Francisco Morazán in 1943) and Olancho after Central Amer ...
. The small town of Apacilagua lies on the
Choluteca River along the RN85 road, and contains the Iglesia Catolica Apacilagua, a Catholic church. The municipality covers an area of , and contains 8 villages and 149 hamlets. As of 2015 it had a population of 9,075 people.
History
The municipality was established in 1831. At the time of the census of 1887 it was listed as a municipality within Orocuina District.
In August 2012, the Centro de Documentación e Información para la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (Documentation and Information Center for Food and Nutrition Security) (CEDESAN) was established in Apacilagua, opened by the mayor, Rafael Mendoza. The centre is affiliated with the Programa Regional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional para Centroamérica (Regional Program for Food and Nutrition Security for Central America) (PRESANCA), which seeks to ensure food and nutritional safety within Central America, which has the financial support of the
European Union
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, the
Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation
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(AECID), the
United Nations Development Program
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(UNDP) and the
Government of Finland.
Geography
The small town of Apacilagua is situated by road to the northeast of the town of
Choluteca, in the northern mid part of the province, not far from the border with the
El Paraíso Department
El Paraíso () is one of the 18 departments ''(departamentos)'' into which Honduras is divided.
The territory of El Paraíso was initially part of the departments of Tegucigalpa (renamed Francisco Morazán in 1943) and Olancho after Central Amer ...
. Apacilagua lies on the
Choluteca River along the RN85 road. The municipality covers an area of .
Villages and hamlets
The municipal area contains eight villages (aldeas) and 149 hamlets. The eight villages are:
* Apacilagua (seat of municipality)
* La Albarrada
* La Garza
* Los Limones
* Los Mezcales
* Monte Grande
* San Felipe
* Somuina
Economic Activities
89% of the economic activity comes from Agriculture, Cattle, Forestry, and Fishing. 1.7% comes from teaching, 1.6% from Wholesale, Retail, and Vehicle Repair. 3% from Manufacturing and Construction and 4.9% from other sources.
References
{{Choluteca Department
Municipalities of the Choluteca Department