Choloma
| Choloma Tholomat | |
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| Nickname(s): Choal | |
  Choloma | |
| Coordinates: 15°38′0″N 88°0′0″W / 15.63333°N 88.00000°WCoordinates: 15°38′0″N 88°0′0″W / 15.63333°N 88.00000°W | |
| Country |
 Honduras |
| Departament | Cortés |
| Area | |
| • Total | 448 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 242,974 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Climate | Am |
Choloma is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. It is now the third-largest city in Honduras.
Many factories are stationed in Choloma due to its cheap labor which has helped the municipality's economy. As a result of this, fast food enterprises including Pizza Hut, Wendy's, Church's Chicken and Burger King have opened in the municipality, along with a shopping mall. Choloma is just south of Puerto Cortes and north of San Pedro Sula, with transportation to other municipalities provided by private bus companies. Many transnational companies, such as Oskoch, are stationed here for production as well as in various tax-free zones around the country.
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Sports
Atlético Choloma is the professional football club from Choloma, who have played in the Honduran national football league from 2011 through 2013. They play their home games at the Estadio Rubén Deras.
References
- ↑ "Honduras: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazeteer. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
External links
- Muni owes more than $1 million to private sand extraction company In Spanish.
- Choloma crece al paso de la maquila
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