Municipality of Cabañas
Cabañas is a municipality in the department of Copán in Honduras.
It is named after the Meritorious General José Trinidad Cabañas.
This municipality is located in the western part of the department, on the left bank of the Gila River. It was originally the village of Santa Bárbara (under the jurisdiction of Santa Rita), but when the municipality was organized, it was officially named Cabañas on August 2, 1901, by executive agreement.
Location
The municipality is bordered to the north by the municipality of Santa Rita, to the south by the municipalities of San Fernando and San Jorge, to the east by the municipality of La Unión, and to the west by the municipality of Copán Ruinas. It is situated in the western part of the department, with its seat located on the left bank of the Gila River.
Villages
The municipality consists of the following 21 villages:
- Cabañas (municipal seat)
- Barbasqueadero
- Descombros
- El Guayabo
- El Llano
- Guarumal
- Ingenios
- La Cumbre de San Juan
- La Unión de San Juan
- Las Juntas No.1
- Las Peñas No.1
- Lomas de La Esperanza
- Miramar
- Mirasolito de La Esperanza
- Mirasolito de Río Negro
- Motagua
- Pinalito
- Platanares
- Pueblo Viejo
- Río Negro
- San José de Miramar
