Official Name: | Concepción de María |
Pushpin Map: | Honduras |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Honduras |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Honduras |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Choluteca |
Established Date: | 1852 |
Area Total Km2: | 156 |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Population Total: | 27,905 |
Population Density Km2: | 171 |
Coordinates: | 13.2167°N -87°W |
Concepción de María (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca
Concepcion de Maria was established in 1852. At the time of the census of 1889, it was listed as a municipality within the Central District.
As of the Census of 2013, there were 26,905 people, 1% of which lived in a different place in the country 5 years ago. The main source of water is the private sector, which 27% of inhabitants use. 61% of the people have a basic educational level. The main source of light in houses is with an oil or gas lamp with a 48% using it. Ninety-six percent of the houses use firewood to cook. Three percent of the people has a car of their own. According to Necesidades Básica Insatisfechas 2013 (Unsatisfied Basic Needs) 64% of the population lives in poverty and according with El Instituto de Estadisticas INE 2005 65% live in extreme poverty.
1887 | 1,526 | |||
1901 | 3,168 | 107.6 | 7.7 | |
1910 | 3,074 | -3.0 | -0.3 | |
1916 | 4,167 | 35.6 | 5.9 | |
1926 | 3,347 | -19.7 | -2.0 | |
1930 | 5,131 | 53.3 | 13.3 | |
1935 | 5,999 | 16.9 | 3.4 | |
1940 | 7,713 | 28.6 | 5.7 | |
1945 | 8,516 | 10.4 | 2.1 | |
1950 | 8,967 | 5.3 | 1.1 | |
1961 | 13,603 | 51.7 | 4.7 | |
1974 | 16,478 | 21.1 | 1.6 | |
1988 | 21,717 | 31.8 | 2.3 | |
2001 | 24,406 | 12.4 | 1.0 | |
2013 | 26,875 | 10.1 | 0.8 | |
2018 (est.) | 27,905 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
The municipality covers an area of 156 km2. The municipality contains 33 villages (aldeas) and 163 hamlets.