# Apacilagua > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apacilagua > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apacilagua.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apacilagua > Source revision: 1240386038 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Apacilagua |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Apacilagua.png |mapsize = |map_caption = The municipality of Apacilagua highlighted in the Choluteca Department |pushpin_map = Honduras |pushpin_label_position = top |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Honduras |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = 25px [Honduras](/source/Honduras) |subdivision_type1 = [Department](/source/Departments_of_Honduras) |subdivision_name1 = [Choluteca](/source/Choluteca_Department) |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 213.1 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2015 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |settlement_type = Municipality |population_total = 9075 |population_density_km2 = 42/km2 |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_mi2 = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|13|28|45|N|87|4|30|W|display=inline, title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 140 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = [Climate](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) |blank_info = [Aw](/source/Tropical_savanna_climate) |website = |footnotes = }} '''Apacilagua''' ({{IPA|es|apasiˈlaɣwa}}) is a small town and [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Honduras) in the [Honduran](/source/Honduras) [department](/source/Departments_of_Honduras) of [Choluteca](/source/Choluteca_department). It is situated {{convert|29.3|km}} by road to the northeast of the town of [Choluteca](/source/Choluteca%2C_Choluteca), in the northern mid part of the province, not far from the border with the [El Paraíso Department](/source/El_Para%C3%ADso_Department). The small town of Apacilagua lies on the [Choluteca River](/source/Choluteca_River) along the RN85 road, and contains the Iglesia Catolica Apacilagua, a Catholic church.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Iglesia+Catolica+Apacilagua/@13.4789231,-87.0767303,921m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8f7027d2db7a1b5d:0x56d66ae2e329c776!2sApacilagua,+Honduras!3b1!8m2!3d13.4818828!4d-87.0711677!3m4!1s0x8f702632532c53db:0x8662dae6516e937!8m2!3d13.4770857!4d-87.0749022?hl=en Apacilagua] Google Maps, Retrieved 16 April 2020. The municipality covers an area of {{convert|213.1|km2}}, and contains 8 villages and 149 hamlets. As of 2015 it had a population of 9,075 people.{{cite web|url=https://cuencasgolfodefonseca.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Inventario-sistematizado-de-propuestas-de-inversi%C3%B3n.pdf|title=Inventario Sistematizado de Potenciales Propuestas de Inversión en Conservación y Manejo de Recursos Naturales |publisher=Cuencasgolfodeofonesca.org|accessdate=16 April 2020|language=Spanish}} ==History== The municipality was established in 1831. At the time of the census of 1887 it was listed as a municipality within Orocuina District.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IOpqAAAAMAAJ&q=Apacilagua&dq=Apacilagua|title=Los municipios de Honduras|publisher=Editorial Universitaria, 1991|page=148|year=1991|language=Spanish}} In August 2012, the Centro de Documentación e Información para la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (Documentation and Information Center for Food and Nutrition Security) (CEDESAN) was established in Apacilagua, opened by the mayor, Rafael Mendoza. The centre is affiliated with the Programa Regional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional para Centroamérica (Regional Program for Food and Nutrition Security for Central America) (PRESANCA), which seeks to ensure food and nutritional safety within Central America, which has the financial support of the [European Union](/source/European_Union), the [Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation](/source/Spanish_Agency_for_International_Development_Cooperation) (AECID), the [United Nations Development Program](/source/United_Nations_Development_Program) (UNDP) and the [Government of Finland](/source/Government_of_Finland).{{cite web|url=https://www.sica.int/consulta/Noticia.aspx?Idn=72691&idm=1|title=Se inaugura oficialmente el CEDESAN en Apacilagua, Honduras|publisher=SICA|date=10 August 2012|accessdate=16 April 2020|language=Spanish}} ==Geography== The small town of Apacilagua is situated {{convert|29.3|km}} by road to the northeast of the town of [Choluteca](/source/Choluteca%2C_Choluteca), in the northern mid part of the province, not far from the border with the [El Paraíso Department](/source/El_Para%C3%ADso_Department). Apacilagua lies on the [Choluteca River](/source/Choluteca_River) along the RN85 road.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Iglesia+Catolica+Apacilagua/@13.4789231,-87.0767303,921m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8f7027d2db7a1b5d:0x56d66ae2e329c776!2sApacilagua,+Honduras!3b1!8m2!3d13.4818828!4d-87.0711677!3m4!1s0x8f702632532c53db:0x8662dae6516e937!8m2!3d13.4770857!4d-87.0749022?hl=en Apacilagua] Google Maps, Retrieved 16 April 2020. The municipality covers an area of {{convert|213.1|km2}}. === Villages and hamlets=== The municipal area contains eight villages (aldeas) and 149 hamlets. The eight villages are: * Apacilagua (seat of municipality) * La Albarrada * La Garza * Los Limones * Los Mezcales * Monte Grande * San Felipe * Somuina == Economic Activities == 89% of the economic activity comes from Agriculture, Cattle, Forestry, and Fishing. 1.7% comes from teaching, 1.6% from Wholesale, Retail, and Vehicle Repair. 3% from Manufacturing and Construction and 4.9% from other sources.{{Cite web|title=CENSO DE POBLACIÓN Y VIVIENDA – INE|url=https://www.ine.gob.hn/V3/censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda/|access-date=2021-04-17|website=www.ine.gob.hn}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Choluteca Department}} Category:Municipalities of the Choluteca Department --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Apacilagua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apacilagua) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apacilagua?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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