Municipality of Trujillo
The municipality of Trujillo belongs to the department of Colon. First capital of the Province and the first port of Honduras.
It is the oldest city in the country, founded by Juan de Medina at the request of Francisco de las Casas. Punta de Caxinas, named after the many trees of this fruit, was the first land in Central America discovered by the illustrious Christopher Columbus. That place, called Punta de Caxinas, is the same where the Villa de Trujillo was later established, also known as Trujillo del Pinar, Puerto de Honduras, Villa de la Ascensión, and Puerto Juan Gil.
General Information about Trujillo
It was the first capital of the province and the first port that Honduras had.
- Territorial area: 957.13 km2
- Population: 58,972 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of establishment: May 18, 1525
- Patron Saint Fair: June 24, the day of St. John the Baptist
- Origin of its name: The city was founded by Francisco de las Casas, Knight of Trujillo, which is why this port bears his name.
- Location: It shares the coastal plain of the Caribbean coast facing the Trujillo Bay, but its constructions are located inland on a hilly terrain.
- Villages and hamlets: 7 villages, 114 hamlets, and 24 neighborhoods.
- Elevation: 80 meters above sea level.
Main Economic Activity
Banana cultivation, African palm, citrus fruits, sugarcane, vegetables, basic grains, and coconut; sheep, pig, horse, and sheep farming; poultry farming.
Boundaries
- North: Caribbean Sea;
- South: municipality of Tocoa;
- East: municipalities of Santa Rosa de Aguán and Bonito Oriental;
- West: municipalities of Balfate, Santa Fe, and Sonaguera.
