| Official Name: | El Corpus |
| 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 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Luis Andres Rueda Bellino |
| Established Title: | Owned by the Spanish |
| Established Date: | 1585 |
| Established Title2: | Became a Municipality |
| Established Date2: | July 27, 1827 |
| Area Total Km2: | 242.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Population Total: | 24,646 |
| Population Density Km2: | 101 |
| Coordinates: | 13.2833°N -89°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Geocode |
| Postal Code: | 0605 |
El Corpus is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca.[1]
The Spanish founded El Corpus after a mine called Clavo Rico in 1585. El Corpus became a municipality on July 27, 1827.[2]
According to the 2013 census, 75% of the population works in agriculture. Thirty-four percent uses some type of private water system, and 46% uses oil lamps for light. Ninety-five percent use firewood for cooking. Sixty-two percent has a basic education level and 5% of houses has at least one car.[3]
| 1887 | 2,511 | |||
| 1901 | 4,662 | 86.7 | 6.1 | |
| 1905 | 4,718 | 1.2 | 0.3 | |
| 1910 | 4,630 | -1.9 | -0.4 | |
| 1916 | 5,447 | 17.6 | 3 | |
| 1926 | 6,234 | 14.4 | 1.5 | |
| 1930 | 7,478 | 20.0 | 5 | |
| 1935 | 8,078 | 8.0 | 1.6 | |
| 1940 | 9,899 | 22.5 | 4.5 | |
| 1945 | 10,773 | 8.8 | 1.8 | |
| 1950 | 11,302 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| 1961 | 14,328 | 26.8 | 2.4 | |
| 1974 | 15,238 | 6.4 | 0.5 | |
| 1988 | 20,115 | 32.0 | 2.3 | |
| 2001 | 21,856 | 8.7 | 0.7 | |
| 2013 | 24,646 | 12.8 | 1.1 | |
| 2018 (est.) | 25,845 | 4.9 | 1 |
The municipality is located east of the department of Choluteca.
The following 17 villages belong to the municipality:[4]