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''' El Corpus''' is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ine.gob.hn/index.php/component/content/article?id=103|title=Departments and Municipals|website=National Institute of Statistics|language=Spanish}}</ref>
== History == The Spanish founded El Corpus after a mine called Clavo Rico in 1585. El Corpus became a municipality on July 27, 1827.<ref>{{Cite web|title=El Corpus, Choluteca – INE|url=https://www.ine.gob.hn/V3/2018/09/21/el-corpus-choluteca-2018/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=www.ine.gob.hn}}</ref>
== Demographics == According to the 2013 census, 75% of the population works in agriculture. Thirty-four percent uses some type of private water system, and 46% uses oil lamps for light. Ninety-five percent use firewood for cooking. Sixty-two percent has a basic education level and 5% of houses has at least one car.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CENSO DE POBLACIÓN Y VIVIENDA – INE|url=https://www.ine.gob.hn/V3/censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=www.ine.gob.hn}}</ref> {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |+Historical Population !Year !Population !%+ !%+ yearly |- |1887 |2,511 | | |- |1901 |4,662 |86.7 |6.1 |- |1905 |4,718 |1.2 |0.3 |- |1910 |4,630 | -1.9 | -0.4 |- |1916 |5,447 |17.6 |3 |- |1926 |6,234 |14.4 |1.5 |- |1930 |7,478 |20.0 |5 |- |1935 |8,078 |8.0 |1.6 |- |1940 |9,899 |22.5 |4.5 |- |1945 |10,773 |8.8 |1.8 |- |1950 |11,302 |4.9 |1 |- |1961 |14,328 |26.8 |2.4 |- |1974 |15,238 |6.4 |0.5 |- |1988 |20,115 |32.0 |2.3 |- |2001 |21,856 |8.7 |0.7 |- |2013 |24,646 |12.8 |1.1 |- |2018 (est.) |25,845 |4.9 |1 |}
== Location == The municipality is located east of the department of Choluteca.
== Villages == The following 17 villages belong to the municipality:<ref>Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Honduras. (Censo 2001)</ref> * El Corpus (Municipal head) * Agua Fría * Calaire * Cayanini * El Baldoquín * El Banquito * El Despoblado * El Naranjal * El Pedregal * El Zapotal * La Albarrada * La Fortuna * La Galera * San Isidro * San Juan Abajo * San Juan Arriba * San Judas
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Choluteca Department}}
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Category:Municipalities of the Choluteca Department
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