Choloma is a city and municipality in the Honduran
department of
Cortés. It is the third-largest city in
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...
with a population of 220,300 (2023 calculation).
Many factories are stationed in Choloma due to its cheap labour which has boosted the municipality's economy. Choloma is just south of
Puerto Cortes and north of
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...
, with transportation to other municipalities provided by private bus companies. Many transnational companies are stationed here for production as well as in various tax-free zones around the country.
Mayors
Sports
Atlético Choloma is the professional football club from Choloma, who have played in the
Honduran national football league from 2011 through 2013. They play their home games at the
Estadio Rubén Deras.
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Muni owes more than $1 million to private sand extraction companyIn Spanish.
Choloma crece al paso de la maquila
Municipalities of the Cortés Department
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