Santiago de Puringla

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Santiago de Puringla
Municipality
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Santiago de Puringla
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°21′N87°54′W / 14.350°N 87.900°W / 14.350; -87.900
CountryHonduras
DepartmentLa Paz
Founded1691
Area
  Total142.2 km2 (54.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total16,583
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone [[UTCUTC−06:00]] (Time in Honduras)

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.

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History

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

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

Santiago de Puringla has the following ten villages:

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References

  1. Fiallos, Carmen. 1989. "Los Municipios de Honduras".
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea

Coordinates: 14°21′N87°54′W / 14.350°N 87.900°W / 14.350; -87.900