Caridad

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'''Caridad''' ({{IPA|es|kaɾiˈðað}}) is a municipality in the department of Valle in Honduras. It covers an area of {{cvt|51.96|km2}} and had a population of 3,927 inhabitants according to the 2013 census. It is located close to the border with El Salvador.

== History == In the 1801 population census, it was recorded as La Caridad Estate, and was part of Nacaome. The estate was privately owned by the Maldonado family from Guatemala, and it was later converted into a public settlement. During the political division in 1825, it became part of Comayagua Department, and it was moved to the La Paz Department in 1869. In 1893, it became part of hte newly formed Valle Department.<ref name="Edu">{{cite web|title=Caridad, Valle|url=https://edu-honduras.info/Los-Departamentos/17-Valle/Caridad.html|work=Edu-Honduras|access-date=31 May 2026|lang=es}}</ref><ref name="Red">{{cite web|title=Municipality of Caridad|url=https://redhonduras.hn/en/geography/municipality-caridad/|work=Red Honduras|access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>

== Geography == Caridad is located in the department of Valle in Honduras.<ref name="Red"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/admin/|title=Administrative divisions of Honduras|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://statoids.com/yhn.html|title=Municipalities of Honduras|work=Statoids|access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref> It borders the municipalities of San Antonio del Norte and Lauterique to the north, Aramecina to the south, and Curaren to the east. It shares international border with El Salvador to the west.<ref name="Edu"/><ref name="Red"/> The municipality covers an area of {{cvt|51.96|km2}}.<ref name="CP">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/admin/valle/1705__caridad/|title=Caridad, Honduras|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=31 May 2026}}</ref>

Caridad has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am). The municipality has an average annual temperature of {{cvt|31.11|C}} and typically receives about {{cvt|202.63|mm}} of annual precipitation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weatherandclimate.com/honduras/valle/caridad|title=Caridad, Climate|work=Weather and climate|access-date=1 April 2026}}</ref>

== Administrative divisions == The municipality comprises five aldeas (villages) and their associated caseríos (hamlets).<ref name="INE">{{cite report|url=https://temp.ine.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/283-Valle-Caridad.pdf|work=Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)|title=XVII Censo Nacional de Población y VI de Vivienda 2013: Tomo 283, Municipio de Caridad, Departamento de Valle|date=February 2025|access-date=31 May 2026|lang=es}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Aldeas of Caridad<ref name="INE"/>{{rp|page=20}} |- ! Aldea !! Total Population !! Men !! Women |- | Caridad || 1,247 || 597 || 650 |- | Hondable No.1 || 188 || 105 || 83 |- | La Esperanza || 1,084 || 545 || 539 |- | Las Delicias || 769 || 370 || 399 |- | San Antonio || 641 || 308 || 333 |- ! Total !! 3,927 !! 1,925 !! 2,002 |}

== Demographics == According to the 2013 census, Caridad had a total population of 3,927 inhabitants, of whom 1,925 (49.0%) were men and 2,002 (51.0%) were women. The entire population was classified as rural.<ref name="CP"/><ref name="INE"/>{{rp|page=19, 20}}

By broad age group, 1,377 individuals (35.1%) were aged 0–14 years, 2,242 individuals (57.1%) were aged 15–64, and 308 individuals (7.8%) were aged 65 years and over. The median age was 22.5 years and the mean age was 27.6 years. Among the population aged 15 and over, the municipality recorded an illiteracy rate of 13.4%, lower than the departmental average of 17.7%. The municipality had 874 occupied private dwellings, with an average of 4.4 persons per occupied dwelling.<ref name="INE"/>{{rp|page=19, 20}}

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Category:Municipalities of the Valle Department