Municipality of La Esperanza
The municipality of La Esperanza belongs to the Intibucá Department.
The first settlers were of the Lenca ethnicity. According to the statistical yearbook by Antonio R. Vallejo, this city began to be populated by Ladinos in the early 19th century under the jurisdiction of the current department of Lempira. In 1883, it was granted city status, and when the Intibucá Department was created, it became its departmental capital.
General Information about La Esperanza
Origin of its name: The name probably evokes the human sentiment of a better future.
- Ethnic population: Ladinos and peasants with Lenca traditions
- Territorial area: 157.20 km2
- Population: 9220 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: September 22, 1848
- Patronal festival: From November 29 to December 8, in honor of the Virgin of the Conception
- Villages and hamlets: 4 villages and 30 hamlets
- Elevation: 1660 meters above sea level
- Climate: Rainy with a very dry winter and a high altitude leeward side
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, potatoes, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, quinces, coffee, sugarcane, and vegetables; raising of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and goats; poultry farming. National parks: forest of dwarf trees.
Location
Located on a plateau, it borders the La Paz Department.
Limits
- North: Municipality of Intibucá
- South: Municipalities of San Marcos de la Sierra and Yarula (La Paz)
- East: Municipality of Marcala (La Paz)
- West: Municipality of Yamaranguila
