La Campa
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La Campa | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 14°28′N 88°36′W / 14.467°N 88.600°W | |
Country | Honduras |
Department | Lempira |
Municipality since | 1921 |
Area | |
• Total | 109 km2 (42 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 6,539 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
La Campa is a municipality and an
The inhabitants of Gracias, La Campa, and other nearby aldeas, including San Manuel Colohete, are mainly of
The town is known as a centre of Lenca
History
La Campa in 1582 was a small town with 20 tributaries to encomendero Mario Cana. It was previously known as "Tecauxinas", back in 1887 it was a village of
Geography
It is located on a hillside and it is guarded by a line of solid rock hills covered with pine forests. The weather is cool and temperate most of the year.[citation needed]
Boundaries
Its boundaries are:
- North : Gracias and Belénmunicipalities.
- South : Santa Cruz.
- East : Intibucadepartment.
- West : San Sebastiánmunicipalities.
The municipal boundaries cover some 172 square kilometres (42,502 acres) in land area.
Resources
La Campa is not on a good elevation for coffee plantations. It balances that great flat surfaces proper for sowing vegetables. An enormous advantage it has consists of numerous fresh water springs, most emanating from within Celaque National Park.
Population
The people in La Campa are of mixed race with the majority being descendants of the indigenous peoples of the Americas living in this area and surrounding villages prior to the pre-columbian invasion.
In 2001 the population of La Campa municipality was 4,238.[citation needed] The National Intitue of Statistics projected a population increase to reach in excess of 5 thousand inhabitants by 2008.
The La Campa municipality contains 5 designated villages, and 49 other named settlements.[citation needed]
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, La Campa municipality had a population of 6,515. Of these, 80.45% were Indigenous (80.25% Lenca), 18.25% Mestizo, 0.95% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.35% White.[1]
Tourism
There are many visits to this place organised by some hotels in
"San Matias" day is a local holiday and festival period, running from 15 to 28 February.
14°28′N 88°36′W / 14.467°N 88.600°W