# El Corpus

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**El Corpus** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Honduras) in the [Honduran](/source/Honduras) [department](/source/Departments_of_Honduras) of [Choluteca](/source/Choluteca_department).[1]

## History

The Spanish founded El Corpus after a mine called Clavo Rico in 1585. El Corpus became a municipality on July 27, 1827.[2]

## 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.[3]

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:[4]

- 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

1. ["Departments and Municipals"](http://www.ine.gob.hn/index.php/component/content/article?id=103) (in Spanish). *National Institute of Statistics*

1. ["El Corpus, Choluteca – INE"](https://www.ine.gob.hn/V3/2018/09/21/el-corpus-choluteca-2018/). *www.ine.gob.hn*. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

1. ["CENSO DE POBLACIÓN Y VIVIENDA – INE"](https://www.ine.gob.hn/V3/censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda/). *www.ine.gob.hn*. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

1. Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Honduras. (Censo 2001)

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