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Santiago de Puringla is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz. The municipality is situated on a plain bordered by the River Puringla. South of the municipality runs the River Lepasale.
Santiago de Puringla | |
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Municipality | |
  Santiago de Puringla Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 14°21′N 87°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) |
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% were Indigenous (96.89% Lenca), 2.71% Mestizo, 0.17% Black or Afro-Honduran and 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′N 87°54′W / 14.350°N 87.900°W
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