| Official Name: | Santiago de Puringla |
| Pushpin Map: | Honduras |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Honduras |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Honduras |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | La Paz |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1691 |
| Area Total Km2: | 142.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Population Total: | 16583 |
| Population Density: | 116.81 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Time in Honduras |
| Coordinates: | 14.35°N -141°W |
Santiago de Puringla is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz. The municipality is situated on a plain bordered by the River Puringla. South of the municipality runs the River Lepasale.
Puringla means 'abundance of pollen' in indigenous languages.
The original name of the community was Alguindia. In 1691, it was founded with the name Puringla and was given the categorisation of municipality in 1886. On 5 September 1921, as an act of celebration of the centenary of Independence, it was agreed to change the name to its current form.[1]
In April 2020, the municipality suffered fires in large parts of Delicias.
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santiago de Puringla municipality had a population of 16,182. Of these, 97.06% were Indigenous (96.89% Lenca), 2.71% Mestizo, 0.17% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.06% White.[2]
Santiago de Puringla has the following ten villages: