Municipality of San Juan de La Paz
The municipality of San Juan belongs to the Department of La Paz.
The oldest recorded data of this town is found in the ecclesiastical census of Cadiñanos in 1791, considered as a valley of the Aguanqueterique curacy. In Antonio Vallejo’s 1889 statistical yearbook, it appears as a town founded in 1739. It was granted the status of municipality in 1883, during the government of Marco Aurelio Soto.
General Data of San Juan de La Paz
Origin of its name: in honor of its patron saint, Saint John. Also named after Juan de Llanos, who was one of its founders.
- Ethnic population: Ladinos and peasants with Lenca tradition.
- Territorial area: 50.00 km2
- Population: 2,137 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: 1883
- Patronal festival: June 24th, day of Saint John; and January 15th, day of the Lord of Esquipulas.
- Villages and hamlets: 4 villages and 24 hamlets.
- Altitude: 336 meters above sea level.
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, coffee, sugarcane, fruits, and vegetables; cattle, horse, pig, and goat breeding; poultry farming.
Infrastructure
- Health: 2 CESAR.
- Education: 19 primary education centers and 5 pre-primary education centers.
Location
Located in a small valley on the banks of the San Juan River.
Limits
- North: municipality of Guajiquiro;
- South: municipality of San Antonio del Norte;
- East: municipality of Aguanqueterique;
- West: municipality of Mercedes de Oriente.
Hydrography: Grande or San Juan, Managua, and Palagua rivers.
