El Corpus

El Corpus is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca.^[1]

El Corpus
Municipality
El Corpus Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°17′N 87°2′W
Country	Honduras
Department	Choluteca
Owned by the Spanish	1585
Became a Municipality	July 27, 1827
Government
• Mayor	Luis Andres Rueda Bellino
Area
• Total	242.3 km2 (93.6 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	24,646
• Density	101/km2 (260/sq mi)
Geocode	0605

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