Santiago de Puringla
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Santiago de Puringla | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates:14°21′N87°54′W/ 14.350°N 87.900°W | |
Country | Honduras |
Department | La Paz |
Founded | 1691 |
Area | |
• Total | 142.2 km2(54.9 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 16,583 |
• Density | 120/km2(300/sq mi) |
Time zone | [[UTCUTC−06:00]] (Time in Honduras) |
Santiago de Puringlais amunicipalityin theHondurandepartmentofLa Paz.The municipality is situated on a plain bordered by the River Puringla. South of the municipality runs the River Lepasale.
History
[edit]Puringla means 'abundance of pollen' in indigenous languages.[which?]
The original name of the community was Alguindia. In 1691, it was founded with the name Puringla and was given the categorisation of municipality in 1886. On 5 September 1921, as an act of celebration of the centenary of Independence, it was agreed to change the name to its current form.[1]
In April 2020, the municipality suffered fires in large parts of Delicias.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santiago de Puringla municipality had a population of 16,182. Of these, 97.06% wereIndigenous(96.89%Lenca), 2.71%Mestizo,0.17%Black or Afro-Honduranand 0.06%White.[2]
Villages
[edit]Santiago de Puringla has the following ten villages:
- Cedritos
- El Higuito
- El Ocotal
- El Rancho de Jesús
- Gualazara
- Hornitos
- Las Huertas
- Las Delicias
- Ojos de Agua
- San Antonio
- Rauteca
- Matazano
References
[edit]- ^Fiallos, Carmen. 1989. "Los Municipios de Honduras".
- ^Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
14°21′N87°54′W/ 14.350°N 87.900°W