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'''Marcovia''' is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca, on the Gulf of Fonseca.
== History == Marcovia was called Pueblo Nuevo until 1882 when it became a municipality and was renamed Marcovia by the president, Marco Aurelio Soto. The majority of the people in Marcovia used to be from El Salvador.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marcovia, Choluteca – INE|url=https://www.ine.gob.hn/V3/2018/08/29/marcovia-choluteca-2018/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.ine.gob.hn}}</ref>
== Demographics{{coord|13|17|N|87|19|W|display=title|region:HN_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} == According to the 2013 census, 53% of the population works in agriculture. Fifty-five percent use some type of private water system, and 48% uses public electricity to light their houses. Eighty-four percent use firewood for cooking and 13% of houses have at least one car. Eighty percent of Morolica has a basic education level. {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |+Historical Population !Year !Population !%+ !%+ Yearly |- |1887 |717 | | |- |1901 |1,094 |52.6 |3.8 |- |1905 |958 | -12.4 | -3.1 |- |1910 |961 |0.3 |0.1 |- |1916 |1,019 |6.0 |1.0 |- |1926 |1,496 |46.8 |4.7 |- |1930 |1,804 |20.6 |5.1 |- |1935 |2,217 |22.9 |4.6 |- |1940 |2,721 |22.7 |4.5 |- |1945 |3,302 |21.4 |4.3 |- |1950 |3,598 |9.0 |1.8 |- |1961 |8,903 |147.4 |13.4 |- |1974 |16,619 |86.7 |6.7 |- |1988 |28,153 |69.4 |5.0 |- |2001 |37,824 |34.4 |2.6 |- |2013 |45,639 |20.7 |1.7 |- |2018 (est.) |47,510 |4.1 |0.8 |}
== Geography == Marcovia has 20 Villages (Aldeas) and 140 Hamlets.
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Choluteca Department}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of the Choluteca Department
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