Municipality of Florida
Florida is a municipality in the department of Copán in Honduras.
The origin of its name is believed to be due to the rich and flourishing vegetation of its fields. Mr. Francisco Pineda, who was the founder of the municipal seat, named it Florida.
Initially, it was known as «Aldea San José de los Yulpates,» created around 1836. Taking into account that in that year the title of the ejidos was granted to the residents of that Aldea, it was given the status of a municipality in 1884.
Its patron saint fair is celebrated on April 29th.
Location
The municipality borders the Republic of Guatemala to the north, San Nicolás and San Antonio to the south, La Jigua to the east, and San Antonio and El Paraíso to the west.
Villages
- Arranca Barba
- Barranca Grita
- Buena Vista
- Buenos Aires
- Concepción de La Barranca
- El Dormitorio No.2
- El Espíritu Santo
- El Jardín
- El Nuevo Porvenir
- El Porvenir or San Marcos
- El Rosario or Zompopero
- Gritaderos
- La Cumbre de Las Flores
- La Elencia
- La Elencita
- La Laguna de San José
- La Ruidosa
- La Sierra
- La Unión
- Las Cañas
- Las Flores de Techín
- Las Palmeras de La Planada
- Los Dubones
- Los Lesquines
- Pastoreadero
- Plancitos or Berlín
- Potrerillos
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Rastrojitos
- San Antonio
- San José de La Frontera
- San Lorenzo de Techín
- San Rafael
- Siete Cuchillas
