Virginia, Lempira

For other uses, see Virginia.
Virginia
Municipality

A panoramic view of the whole town
Virginia

Location in Honduras

Coordinates: 14°1′N 88°34′W / 14.017°N 88.567°W
Country Honduras
Department Lempira
Villages 5
Area
 • Total 36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,734

Virginia (Spanish pronunciation: [birˈxinja]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. Virginia is located in Lempira Honduras and shares a border with El Salvador. Many Virginians travel to El Salvador to do their shopping, because the Honduran cities are far away from Virginia.

It is one of the smallest municipalities of the Lempira department. It is 15 km or 30 minutes away from Mapulaca. And the best way to get there is via Gracias; observing all the warnings mentioned in previous articles.

History

It was founded back in 1830. In the national division of 1889 it was one municipality of Candelaria.

Central Park and Church

Geography

It is situated in a semi flat place and surrounded by many hills. The predominant vegetation corresponds to the sub tropical dry forest. In the municipality capital there are some inclined streets.

Boundaries

A common landscape of Virginia hills in summer time

Its boundaries are:

Resources

Since it is on the border with El Salvador, it is much easier for people to go there to establish commercial activities. Also there are more and better jobs on the other side of the border, with the advantage of receiving their wages in US dollars. It is not an ideal location for coffee plantations, therefore corn and beans crops became important (even though they are for local consumption); followed by cattle raising. Like the rest of the department, it has electricity and mobile communication services.

Population

In Virginia, the cross-breed represents 80% of the population. The remaining portion is made up of the descendants of Lenca Indians, who live in the surrounding villages.

Tourism

As for the remaining 15 km, although this dirt road is not in the best condition, it is still an easy drive. A half-hour visit will be enough to see all there is to see in the municipality capital. For those who are interested in rural and quite towns, this is a good place to drop by. A curious fact is that the mobile phone signal from El Salvador is stronger than the Honduran signal. Since it is near the Lempa River, the local pastime is going bathing there. The local holidays and festivals attract many people.

External links

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Coordinates: 14°1′N 88°34′W / 14.017°N 88.567°W