The municipality of Yamaranguila belongs to the Intibucá Department.
The date of its foundation is unknown. In Bishop Fernando de Cadinanos’ ecclesiastical census of 1791, it appears as a town in the curate of Intibucá. In Vallejo’s statistical yearbook of 1889, it is listed as a municipality in the party of Gracias (now Lempira) since 1877.
Upon the creation of the Intibucá Department, it became affiliated as a municipality within it. Currently, it is a representative town of the Lenca ethnicity.
General Information about Yamaranguila
Origin of its name: In the Lenca language, it means “water of the pyramid.”
- Territorial area: 293.89 km2
- Population: 22,998 inhabitants (2012)
- Date of creation: 1877
- Patronal festival: On December 13, the day of Santa Lucía, and on October 4, the day of San Francisco
- Villages and hamlets: 13 villages and 62 hamlets
- Elevation: 1773 meters above sea level
- Climate: Highland and leeward with very dry summers
Main Economic Activity
Cultivation of basic grains, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables, peaches, quinces, blackberries, strawberries, and tobacco; raising of cattle, horses, pigs, and poultry farming.
Location
Located eight kilometers from La Esperanza, in a high plateau surrounded by hills.
Limits
- North: Municipality of San Francisco de Opalaca
- South: Municipality of San Marcos de la Sierra
- East: Municipalities of La Esperanza and Intibucá
- West: Municipalities of San Miguel Guancapla, Dolores, and San Francisco (Lempira)
