The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest

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valley of Honduras. It is located in the northwest of the country, and within it lie several of Honduras's most important cities, such as San Pedro Sula,

El Progreso El Progreso () is a city, with a population of 119,260 (2020 calculation), and a municipality located in the Honduran department of Yoro. Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Sula is located west of the city. To the eas ...

Choloma Choloma is a city and municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. It is the third-largest city in Honduras with a population of 202,000 (2020 calculation). Many factories are stationed in Choloma due to its cheap labour which has booste ...

, Puerto Cortés, Villanueva, and

Tela Tela is a town, with a population of 38,030 (2020 calculation), and a municipality in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast. It is located in the department of Atlantida. History Colonial era Tela was founded by the Spanish conquistador ...

. Hydrologically speaking, the area has two of the most important basins of Honduras: the basins of the Ulúa and

Chamelecón Chamelecón is a suburb of San Pedro Sula in Honduras. Chamelecón is ten minutes' drive south from San Pedro Sula. It has an approximate population of 53,400. It came to world attention on 23 December 2004 when 28 people were murdered and anoth ...

rivers, leaving the area vulnerable to flooding, mainly in the rainy season. The valley's ecosystem is mainly composed of

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Economy

The valley's fertile soils have boosted its agricultural development. Around 65% of the

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of Honduras is generated in the valley, representing over 50% of the country's exports. Within it resides roughly 30% of the national population, due to the high concentration of the workforce, both in urban and rural communities.

Municipalities of the Sula Valley

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* {{Coord, 15.4500, N, 87.8500, W, source:wikidata, display=title Landforms of Honduras Valleys of North America

Economy

Municipalities of the Sula Valley

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