# Sula Valley

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The **Valley of Sula** (also, **Sula Valley**) is the largest [alluvial](/source/Alluvial) valley of [Honduras](/source/Honduras). It is located in the northwest of the country, and within it lie several of Honduras's most important cities, such as [San Pedro Sula](/source/San_Pedro_Sula), [El Progreso](/source/El_Progreso), [Choloma](/source/Choloma), [Puerto Cortés](/source/Puerto_Cort%C3%A9s), [Villanueva](/source/Villanueva,_Cort%C3%A9s), and [Tela](/source/Tela).

Hydrologically speaking, the area has two of the most important basins of Honduras: the basins of the [Ulúa](/source/Ul%C3%BAa_River) and [Chamelecón](/source/Chamelec%C3%B3n_River) rivers, leaving the area vulnerable to flooding, mainly in the rainy season.

The valley's ecosystem is mainly composed of [tropical dry forests](/source/Tropical_and_subtropical_dry_broadleaf_forests).

## Economy

The valley's fertile soils have boosted its agricultural development.

Around 65% of the [Gross domestic product](/source/Gross_domestic_product) of Honduras is generated in the valley, representing over 50% of the country's exports. Within it resides roughly 30% of the national population, due to the high concentration of the workforce, both in urban and rural communities. [1]

## Municipalities of the Sula Valley

Municipality Department Population Area San Pedro Sula Cortés 801,259 856 km2 Choloma Cortés 275,724 467 km2 Villanueva Cortés 177,699 349 km2 Puerto Cortés Cortés 136,081 383 km2 Santa Cruz de Yojoa Cortés 92,746 734 km2 La Lima Cortés 84,102 112 km2 San Manuel Cortés 68,435 141 km2 Omoa Cortés 53,771 394 km2 Potrerillos Cortés 25,960 99.4 km2 San Francisco de Yojoa Cortés 24,740 98.7 km2 San Antonio de Cortés Cortés 22,884 221 km2 Pimienta Cortés 21,975 55.4 km2 El Progreso Yoro 200,010 534 km2 El Negrito Yoro 49,196 565 km2 Santa Rita Yoro 21,208 129 km2 Quimistán Santa Bárbara 60,047 745.3 km2 Petoa Santa Bárbara 12,000 213 km2 Tela Atlántida 106,136 1156 km2 Total Valley of Sula 2,033,365 7,384.6 km2

## See also

- [River Ulúa](/source/Ul%C3%BAa_River)
- [River Chamelecón](/source/Chamelec%C3%B3n_River)

## References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2025). ["Directorio de Establecimientos Económicos (DEE), departamento de Cortés"](https://temp.ine.gob.hn/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DEE-de-Cortes.pdf) (pdf) (in Spanish). INE.

- ["Contexto geográfico | ZMVS"](http://www.zmvs.org/municipios-de-la-zona-metropolitana-del-valle-del-sula/) (in es-ES). *www.zmvs.org*. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

## External links

- ["Valle de Sula, Honduras - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates"](http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1668581&fid=2268&c=honduras). *www.geographic.org*

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