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The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest
The valley's fertile soils have boosted its agricultural development.
Around 65% of the
The Valley of Sula (also, Sula Valley) is the largest alluvial
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Al ...
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
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 671 ...
, 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 e ...
, Choloma, 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 conquistad ...
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Hydrologically speaking, the area has two of the most important basins of Honduras: the basins of the Ulúa and Chamelecón rivers, leaving the area vulnerable to flooding, mainly in the rainy season.
The valley's ecosystem is mainly composed of tropical dry forests.
Economy
The valley's fertile soils have boosted its agricultural development.
Around 65% of the Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a money, monetary Measurement in economics, measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjec ...
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
See also
* River Ulúa * River ChamelecónReferences
*External links
* {{Coord, 15.4500, N, 87.8500, W, source:wikidata, display=title Landforms of Honduras Valleys of North America