Talgua () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the Honduran department of Lempira.

History

Talgua was founded in the colonial period in the place called "Las Mercedes" village. Also it was known as a village where Lenca Indians dwelled, by

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and his troops. In the administration of president Ramon Villeda Morales, on January 2, 1963, the capital was moved from Talagua to San Antonio de Pedernales. The old church is preserved as a relic.

Geography

It is located right on top a small hill on the side of a river. But there are high mountains around its capital and some of these belong to

Copán Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is one of the most important sites of the Maya civilization, which was not excavated until the ...

department. The weather is hot because of the elevation from sea level and the vegetation, which consists of dry sub tropical forest. Some pine trees are seen on the highest hills.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are: *North :

department *South : Las Flores municipality *East : Las Flores municipality *West :

department *Surface Extents: 82 km²

Resources

Talgua is of the poorest municipalities of the department. Due to its elevation from sea level is not possible to have coffee plantations, therefore the main economic activities are beans and corn crops, followed by commerce of groceries and other home supplies. Cattle raising is for local consumption only. Since it is near a river, some people obtain aggregates for concrete from it. Also it has electricity and mobile communication coverage.

Population

*''Population'': There were 8,399 people in 2001, and it is expected to have about 10,744 in 2015. *''Villages'': 14 *''Settlements'': 50

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Talgua municipality had a population of 10,420. Of these, 65.93% were

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(65.81%

Lenca The Lenca,are an Indigenous people from present day southwest Honduras and eastern El Salvador in Central America. They historically spoke various dialects of the Lencan languages such as Chilanga, Putun (Potón), and Kotik, but today are nat ...

), 27.12%

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, 4.78%

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, 2.16% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.01% others.Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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Tourism

*''Local Holidays'': "Santa Cruz" day on May 3 and "San Francisco" day on October 4.

References

External links

Municipalities of the Lempira Department {{Honduras-geo-stub