El Corpus | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  El Corpus Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 13°17′N87°2′W / 13.283°N 87.033°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Choluteca |
| Owned by the Spanish | 1585 |
| Became a Municipality | July 27, 1827 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Andres Rueda Bellino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 242.3 km2 (93.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 24,646 |
| • Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Geocode | 0605 |
El Corpus is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca. [1]
The Spanish founded El Corpus after a mine called Clavo Rico in 1585. El Corpus became a municipality in July 27, 1827. [2]
According to the 2013 census, 75% of the population works in agriculture. Thirty-four percent uses some type of private water system, and 46% uses oil lamps for light. Ninety-five percent use firewood for cooking. Sixty-two percent has a basic education level and 5% of houses has at least one car. [3]
| Year | Population | %+ | %+ yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 2,511 | ||
| 1901 | 4,662 | 86.7 | 6.1 |
| 1905 | 4,718 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 1910 | 4,630 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| 1916 | 5,447 | 17.6 | 3 |
| 1926 | 6,234 | 14.4 | 1.5 |
| 1930 | 7,478 | 20.0 | 5 |
| 1935 | 8,078 | 8.0 | 1.6 |
| 1940 | 9,899 | 22.5 | 4.5 |
| 1945 | 10,773 | 8.8 | 1.8 |
| 1950 | 11,302 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 1961 | 14,328 | 26.8 | 2.4 |
| 1974 | 15,238 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| 1988 | 20,115 | 32.0 | 2.3 |
| 2001 | 21,856 | 8.7 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 24,646 | 12.8 | 1.1 |
| 2018 (est.) | 25,845 | 4.9 | 1 |
The municipality is located east of the department of Choluteca.
The following 17 villages belong to the municipality: [4]
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Capital: Choluteca | ||
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Coordinates: 13°17′0″N87°2′0″W / 13.28333°N 87.03333°W
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