Trinidad, Honduras Explained

Official Name:Trinidad
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:Santa Bárbara
Subdivision Type2:Villages
Subdivision Name2:22
Area Total Km2:205
Population As Of:2020 projection
Population Footnotes:[1]
Settlement Type:Municipality
Population Total:21241
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:9025
Timezone:Central America
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:15.1417°N -88.2333°W

Trinidad (pronounced as /es/) is a town, with a population of 20,564,[2] and a municipality in the Honduran department of Santa Bárbara.

The townspeople claim to have Jewish sephardim ancestors, it is also home of General Juan E. Paredes, who as a Commerce Secretary for Honduras signed the Paredes - Knox treaty between the United States and Honduras.

It is also home to a street named after Shimon Agur former Israeli Ambassador and to a sports center named Plaza Jerusalem, because it was built with help from Israel.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Trinidad municipality had a population of 19,593. Of these, 76.06% were Mestizo, 22.44% White, 0.95% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.50% Indigenous and 0.06% others.[3]

Arts and culture

Trinidad is home to the Feria Paseo Real de las Chimeneas Gigantes (Royal Walk Fair of the Giant Chimneys), a tradition celebrated every December since 2001. The giant chimneys were inspired by the ancient tradition of celebrating the day of the Immaculate Conception in December. The fair features huge sculptures made out of newspaper, wire, and paint, created by local artists. Each year has a different theme, 2018 theme was El Circo (The Circus),[4] in 2017 was Mundo Acuático (Waterworld),[5] in 2016 was Defendiendo a la Madre Naturaleza (Defending Mother Earth). The three-day event ends with the burning of the giant chimneys.

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/admin/ Citypopulation.de
  2. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/santabarbara/ Citypopulation.de
  3. https://www.ine.gob.hn/V3/baseine/ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
  4. Web site: seguir. Redacción Autor marcado para. Deslumbrante cierre del festival de las chimeneas gigantes de Trinidad. 2022-02-26. www.laprensa.hn. es-HN.
  5. Web site: seguir. Redacción Autor marcado para. Trinidad se prepara para el paseo de Chimeneas Gigantes. 2022-02-26. www.laprensa.hn. es-HN.