Municipality of Trojes
It is a municipality in the Department of El Paraíso, in the Republic of Honduras.
It is a recently created municipality. For some time, it was a village within the municipality of Danlí until it was granted the status of a municipality on September 1, 1987, through Decree No. 27-87, approved by the executive branch, with José Simón Azcona Hoyo as the president of the republic.
General Information about Trojes
Origin of its name: Probably derived from the synonym for corn granaries.
- Territorial area: 1369.30 km2
- Population: 47,000 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: September 1, 1987
- Patron saint fair: February 3, in honor of the Virgin of Suyapa.
- Villages and hamlets: 16 villages and 190 hamlets.
- Altitude: 715 meters above sea level.
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, vegetables, citrus fruits, sugarcane, and coffee; breeding of cattle, horses, pigs, and goats; poultry farming.
Infrastructure
- Health: 1 CESAMO, 6 CESAR, and 1 CMI.
- Education: 177 primary schools, 65 pre-basic education centers, 24 basic education centers, 16 kindergartens, and 1 high school.
- Transportation: Buses connecting from Danlí.
- Communication network: All-weather passable road, mobile phone coverage.
Limits
- North: municipalities of Catacamas and Patuca (both in Olancho);
- South: Republic of Nicaragua;
- East: Republic of Nicaragua and municipality of Catacamas (Olancho);
- West: municipality of Danlí.
