Municipality of Yamaranguila
The municipality of Yamaranguila belongs to the Intibucá Department.
The date of its foundation is unknown. In Bishop Fernando de Cadinanos’ ecclesiastical census of 1791, it appears as a town in the curate of Intibucá. In Vallejo’s statistical yearbook of 1889, it is listed as a municipality in the party of Gracias (now Lempira) since 1877.
Upon the creation of the Intibucá Department, it became affiliated as a municipality within it. Currently, it is a representative town of the Lenca ethnicity.
General Information about Yamaranguila
Origin of its name: In the Lenca language, it means «water of the pyramid.»
- Territorial area: 293.89 km2
- Population: 22,998 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: 1877
- Patronal festival: On December 13, the day of Santa Lucía, and on October 4, the day of San Francisco
- Villages and hamlets: 13 villages and 62 hamlets
- Elevation: 1773 meters above sea level
- Climate: Highland and leeward with very dry summers
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables, peaches, quinces, blackberries, strawberries, and tobacco; raising of cattle, horses, pigs, and poultry farming.
Location
Located eight kilometers from La Esperanza, in a high plateau surrounded by hills.
Limits
- North: Municipality of San Francisco de Opalaca
- South: Municipality of San Marcos de la Sierra
- East: Municipalities of La Esperanza and Intibucá
- West: Municipalities of San Miguel Guancapla, Dolores, and San Francisco (Lempira)
