Soledad, Honduras
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Soledad | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Soledad Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 13°35′N 87°7′W / 13.583°N 87.117°W | |
| Country |  Honduras |
| Department | El Paraíso |
| Municipality | Soledad |
| City Title | 1826[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 9,353 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Soledad (Spanish pronunciation: [soleˈðað]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraíso.
Economy
[edit]The main economic activities of Soledad are centered around agriculture and the production of luffa.[2] Soledad is of the principal growers of luffa in Honduras, which is locally known as paste.[3]
Population
[edit]| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,670 | 1,762 | 3,432 |
| 1910 | 1,575 | 1,689 | 3,264 |
| 1916 | 1,678 | 1,816 | 3,494 |
| 1926 | 1,959 | 2,121 | 4,080 |
| 1930 | 2,040 | 2,271 | 4,311 |
| 1935 | 2,233 | 2,207 | 4,400 |
| 1940 | 2,440 | 2,660 | 5,100 |
| 1945 | 2,598 | 2,807 | 5,405 |
| 1950 | 2,920 | 3,198 | 6,118 |
| 1961 | 3,487 | 3,633 | 7,120 |
| 1974 | 3,747 | 3,963 | 7,710 |
| 1988 | 4,429 | 4,478 | 8,907 |
| 2001 | 4,769 | 4,773 | 9,542 |
| 2013 | 4,756 | 4,594 | 9,350 |
Notable people from Soledad
[edit]- Chelato Uclés, Honduran football player and coach.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ SOLEDAD, EL PARAÍSO (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. August 2019. p. 1.
- ^ a b Castellanos, Carlos (2021-04-29). "La humilde y pequeña Soledad, la aldea de El Paraíso que vio nacer al maestro Chelato Uclés". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ Aguilar Herrera, Fredis Mateo (20 March 2018). "El paste, un patrimonio económico y cultural desde Soledad para Honduras". archivos.latribuna.hn. La Tribuna (Honduras). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ SOLEDAD, EL PARAÍSO (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. August 2019. p. 1.
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13°35′0″N 87°7′0″W / 13.58333°N 87.11667°W
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