Country Honduras Area 94 km² | Department Lempira Population 5,816 (2015) | |
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Municipality since 4 November 1994; 22 years ago (1994-11-04) | ||
San Marcos de Caiquín is the newest municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.
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History
It was created as a municipality on November 4, 1994. The "Lenca" community of San Marcos de Caiquin has historically been a village of La Campa municipality. Its inhabitants are descendants of "Lenca-Chortis" ethnic groups. Because of their cultural and economical activities, they decided to create a municipality with its own ethnic traits.
Geography
It can be said that the municipality capital is located at the toe of the mountain on which San Manuel Colohete is located. To be more precise, it is on a depression among some hills. These hills are covered with pine forests. On the way to this capital, it can be seen on the road the volcanic origin of the rocks and soil. In order to make it to the municipality capital, the traveler must start in the city of Gracias.
Its surface area is 94 km². It is bounded on the north by La Campa municipalities; on the south by Santa Cruz and San Andrés municipalities; on the east by Santa Cruz municipality; and on the west by San Manuel Colohete and San Sebastián municipalities.
Population
For San Marcos de Caiquin the descendants of Amerindians are about 80% of population, the rest is represented by the cross-breed of Spanish and Amerindians.
For the year 2001 the population was 4,136; and in accordance with estimates it is expected to have 5,816 inhabitants for 2015. There are 7 villages and 54 settlements.