Municipality of Chinacla
The municipality of Chinacla belongs to the Department of La Paz.
By 1582, according to the report of Governor Alonso de Contreras Guevara, it is already mentioned as an indigenous town of the city of Comayagua with 34 tributaries entrusted to Luisa de Ramos. In the ecclesiastical census of 1791, it appears as a parish located at a point called Choacapa.
In Vallejo’s statistical yearbook of 1889, it already appears as a municipality, with a creation date of 1876, when the Military Reform took place.
General Information about Chinacla
Origin of its name: Chinacla in Mesoamerican language means «abundance of seedlings.»
- Ethnic population: Ladinos and peasant farmers with Lenca tradition
- Territorial area: 57.50 km2
- Population: 9,105 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: 1876
- Patronal festival: October 4, day of Saint Francis of Assisi
- Villages and hamlets: 20 villages and 10 hamlets
- Climate: Rainy with a very dry winter
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, sugarcane, coffee, cardamom, citrus fruits, and vegetables; raising of cattle, horses, pigs, and goats; poultry farming.
Location
Surrounded by hills and in the proximity of the Naguaterique mountain.
Limits
- North: municipality of San José
- South: municipalities of Marcala and Opatoro
- East: municipalities of Guajiquiro and Santa María
- West: municipality of Marcala
