Municipality of Reitoca
It is a municipality in the department of Francisco Morazán, in the Republic of Honduras.
In the report of Governor Alonso de Contreras Guevara from 1582, it is mentioned as Reitoca with fifty indigenous tributaries entrusted to Antonio Enriquez. Ecclesiastical records indicate parishioner registrations from 1694, where Reitoca appears as a municipality.
Later, it was classified as a village until 1832 when it regained the status of a municipality.
The first political territorial division of 1825 records Reitoca as part of Comayagua, but it was not until 1878 that it was annexed to Tegucigalpa (now Francisco Morazán).
General Information about Reitoca
Origin of its name: In Mesoamerican language, it means «place of soft and tender reeds.»
- Territorial area: 196.96 km2
- Population: 11,050 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: 1878
- Patron Saint Celebration: October 4th, in honor of Saint Francis; and January 20th, in honor of Saint Sebastian.
- Villages and hamlets: 9 villages and 123 hamlets.
- Elevation: 300 meters above sea level.
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of staple crops, sugarcane, coffee, and vegetables; raising of cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs; poultry farming.
Location
Located in a small plain on the right bank of the Grande de Reitoca River.
Limits
- North: municipalities of Lepaterique and Ojojona;
- South: municipalities of Alubarén and San José (Choluteca);
- East: municipalities of La Venta and Sabanagrande;
- West: municipality of Curarén.
