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Soledad (Spanish pronunciation: [soleˈðað]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraíso.
Soledad | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°35′N 87°7′W / 13.583°N 87.117°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | El Paraíso |
Municipality | Soledad |
City Title | 1826[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 169 km2 (65 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 9,353 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Economy
editThe main economic activities of Soledad are centered around agriculture and the production of luffa.[2] Soledad is of the principal growers of luffa in Honduras, which is locally known as paste.[3]
Population
editMen | Women | Total | |
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1901 | 1,670 | 1,762 | 3,432 |
1910 | 1,575 | 1,689 | 3,264 |
1916 | 1,678 | 1,816 | 3,494 |
1926 | 1,959 | 2,121 | 4,080 |
1930 | 2,040 | 2,271 | 4,311 |
1935 | 2,233 | 2,207 | 4,400 |
1940 | 2,440 | 2,660 | 5,100 |
1945 | 2,598 | 2,807 | 5,405 |
1950 | 2,920 | 3,198 | 6,118 |
1961 | 3,487 | 3,633 | 7,120 |
1974 | 3,747 | 3,963 | 7,710 |
1988 | 4,429 | 4,478 | 8,907 |
2001 | 4,769 | 4,773 | 9,542 |
2013 | 4,756 | 4,594 | 9,350 |
Notable people from Soledad
edit- Chelato Uclés, Honduran football player and coach.[2]
References
edit- ^ SOLEDAD, EL PARAÍSO (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. August 2019. p. 1.
- ^ a b Castellanos, Carlos (2021-04-29). "La humilde y pequeña Soledad, la aldea de El Paraíso que vio nacer al maestro Chelato Uclés". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ Aguilar Herrera, Fredis Mateo (20 March 2018). "El paste, un patrimonio económico y cultural desde Soledad para Honduras". archivos.latribuna.hn. La Tribuna (Honduras). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ SOLEDAD, EL PARAÍSO (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. August 2019. p. 1.
13°35′0″N 87°7′0″W / 13.58333°N 87.11667°W