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'''Pespire''' is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/admin/choluteca/0611__pespire/ | title=Pespire (Municipality, Honduras) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location }}</ref>
It was founded on April 11, 1640 by Indigenous inhabitants and was part of the Nacaome district until 1879, when it was annexed to Choluteca. On February 18, 1929, it was granted city status. Its name means “river of small pyrites,” referring to a bright yellow iron mineral. <ref>{{cite web|author=Instituto Nacional de Estadística |date=2019 |format=pdf |language=es |publisher=INE Honduras |title=Pespire, Choluteca: Información general 2018 |url=https://temp.ine.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pespire-Choluteca-2018.pdf}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
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{{Choluteca Department}}
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