Santa Rita 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 of

Copán Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. This ancient Maya city mirrors the beauty of the physical landscape in which it flourished—a fer ...

History

The municipality of Santa Rita is believed to have been founded in 1700, where it was then known as Aldea Cashapa. However, the area was not recognized as a municipality until 1875. Also it has great people as well living in it.

Villages

A total of 31 villages are in Santa Rita:Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Honduras. (Censo 2001) * Santa Rita, which is head of the municipality * Agua Caliente * Buena Vista * Campamento * El Gobiado * El Jaral * El Mirador * El Planón * El Raizal * El Rosario * El Tamarindo * Gotas de Sangre * La Canteada * La Casita * La Libertad * La Reforma * La Unión Otuta * Las Medias * Las Mesas * Los Achiotes * Los Planes de La Brea * Los Ranchos * Minas de Piedras * Mirasol * Plan Grande * Rastrojitos * Río Amarillo * Río Blanco * San Jerónimo * Tierra Fría No.1 * Tierra Fría No.2 * Vara de Cohete

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Rita, Copan Municipalities of the Copán Department Populated places established in 1700