Santa Bárbara, Honduras
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Santa Bárbara, with a population of 30,690 (2023 calculation),[1] is the capital city of the Santa Bárbara Department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Santa Bárbara Municipality.
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santa Bárbara municipality had a population of 41,736. Of these, 72.45% were Mestizo, 22.00% White, 2.41% Indigenous (2.01% Lenca, 0.29% Chʼortiʼ), 1.50% Black or Afro-Honduran and 1.64% others.[2]
Health
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Food
Typical foods of the region are chilate, ticuco, atol of corn, chicken and pork tamales, yucca with chicharrón, torrejas, and horchata.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Economy
This city is known for crafts and the cultivation of coffee. The local economy depends mostly on these traditional activities.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Villages
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Notable people
- Saturnino Bográn Bonilla (es), born in Yuscarán, grew up in the city of Santa Bárbara, was deputy and Secretary in the Directory of the National Congress in 1846–1847, Minister of Finance and War 1867.
- General Luis Bográn, President of Honduras from 1883 to 1891, an important figure in the Liberal Reformation.
- Doctor Francisco Bográn, President of Honduras 1919 to 1920.
- Edmond L. Bográn, leader in the financial area, proprietary partner of the newspaper El Tiempo (Honduras) (es).
- Lawyer Efraín Bu Girón, President of the National Congress and Minister in the 1980s.
- Guadalupe Jerezano Mejía, Vice President of Honduras 1994-1998
- María José Alvarado, Miss Honduras World 2014.
- José Ramón Madrid Padilla, mathematician.
References
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- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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