Municipality of Guajiquiro
The municipality of Guajiquiro belongs to the Department of La Paz.
In 1582, it appears as an indigenous town with the name Guasequiro, belonging to the city of Comayagua, with 25 tributaries entrusted to Licenciado Ortiz. In the population census of 1801, it is listed as an indigenous town of the parish of Comayagua. The municipality status was granted in 1870, as recorded in Vallejo’s statistical yearbook.
General Information about Guajiquiro
Origin of its name: In Mesoamerican language, it means «river of guaje trees.» Among the inhabitants, the meanings «Trimbilla de Agua» and «Hombre de Agua» are also used. The original Lenca name was Guaxerique, which means «Basket of Water.»
- Ethnic population: 90% Lenca and mestizos
- Territorial area: 350.30 km2
- Population: 15,162 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: 1870
- Patronal festival: January 17-23, in honor of San Sebastian
- Villages and hamlets: 43 communities and 249 hamlets
- Altitude: 2000 m above sea level
- Climate: Tropical rainy with a very dry winter
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, coffee, sugarcane, potatoes, blackberries, grapes, and vegetables; raising of cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs; poultry farming.
Location
Surrounded by hills and located at the foot of the Guajiquirito mountain in a small plain.
Limits
- North: municipalities of Chinada, San Pedro de Tutule, and Santa María
- South: municipalities of San Juan and Mercedes de Oriente
- East: municipalities of Aguanqueterique and Lamaní (Comayagua)
- West: municipality of Opatoro
