Municipality of San Miguel Guancapla
The municipality of San Miguel Guancapla belongs to the Intibucá Department.
The origin of this town dates back to the report prepared in 1582 by the governor of the province, Alonso de Contreras Guevara, with the name Guancapla, with ten tributaries entrusted to Gaspar de Raudi. In the ecclesiastical census of 1791, it appeared as a town of Intibucá. The statistical yearbook by Antonio Vallejo shows it as a municipality since 1877.
General Information about San Miguel Guancapla
Origin of its name: It is a combination of religious and geographical references. Guancapla in the Mesoamerican language means «in the gourds.»
- Territorial area: 160.88 km2
- Population: 7,040 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: 1877
- Patronal festival: On September 29, the day of San Miguel Archangel
- Villages and hamlets: 4 villages and 76 hamlets
- Elevation: 1,156 meters above sea level
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, coffee, sugarcane, fruits, and vegetables; raising of cattle, horses, pigs, and poultry farming.
Infrastructure
- Health: 2 CESAR
- Education: 125 basic education centers, 29 pre-basic education centers, and 1 high school
Location
Located northwest of the municipality of Yamaranguila, surrounded by mountains and hills.
Limits
- North: Municipalities of San Juan and San Francisco de Opalaca
- South: Municipality of Dolores
- East: Municipality of Yamaranguila
- West: Municipality of San Juan
Hydrography: Cangual, Chiquito, Gualomateca, Mangual, El Platanal, San Juan, and Toco rivers.
