Piraera is one of the municipalities of Lempira department in

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. It is located on one of the branches of "Congolón" mountain, it is 105 km away from the city of

Gracias Gracias () is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and is the capital of Lempira Department. The municipality has a population of 61,421 and the town a population of 18,550 (2023 calculation). It is located in the moun ...

History

Its first inhabitants came from San Antonio, Santa Lucia and Magdalena in

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. In the population record of 1702 there were some people booked. In the census of 1791, it is a town part of "Curato" de Cerquin and in 1889 it was a municipality of Candelaria. It is supposed that ''Lempira'', the national hero, received the power from "Etempic" chief when the Spanish arrived, lived in this municipality.

Geography

Since it is located on the mountains, the main forests are Pines and Oaks. Its elevation above sea level is the proper one for coffee plantations. Its mountains and hills are very high and steep. It has several water springs running down the steep hills. One curiosity is a huge rock monolith on the way to the departmental capital, which proves the volcanic origins of the rocks in this municipality and the rest of the department.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are: *North :

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and Erandique municipalities. *South : Intibuca department and

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. *East :

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municipality and Intibuca department. *West : Candelaria and

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municipalities. *Surface Extents: 179 km²

Resources

Coffee is the main product up in Piraera, followed by cattle, milk derivates, corn, beans, and commerce. The trees are plenty and yield some income. It also has several water springs, for people and cattle and for the crops. As the rest of the department it has electricity, Internet access in the Mayor's and with mobile communication services. A few people sell fuels in their houses.

Population

The majority of the population is Indigenous. *Population: The population in 2001 was 11,420, and according to estimates by the INE Honduras, 14,124 is expected for 2015. *Villages: 10 *Settlements: 105

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Piraera municipality had a population of 13,758. Of these, 78.00% were

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, 20.44%

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, 1.50% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.06%

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.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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Tourism

The traveler must go through Santa Cruz, San Andrés and

municipalities. The deviation to Piraera is from Gracias, to the left. This dirt road is repaired constantly along the year. The visitor must be careful during the rainy season due to landslides along the way. It has little to offer to visitors, it has the typical colonial distribution. Local activities include hiking in the hills, which have views of the volcanos of

, and Intibuca department. Also, there is a waterfall on the way. Local holidays include "Santiago' Day on July 25, and "Sagrado Corazon Day" and "San Jose Day" both on October 19.

References

External links

{{Lempira Department Municipalities of the Lempira Department