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Choloma Coordinates: 15°38′0″N 88°0′0″W / 15.633333°N 88°WCoordinates: 15°38′0″N 88°0′0″W / 15.633333°N 88°W Country Honduras Departament Cortés Area - Total 471.1 km2 (181.9 sq mi) Population (2010)[1] - Total 222,828 Choloma is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. The mayor is Polo Crivelli. It is now the third largest city in Honduras.
Many factories are stationed in Choloma due to cheap labor which has helped the municipality's economy. As a result of this fast food joints like Pizza Hut, Wendy's, Church's Chicken, Burger King and even a mall have opened in the municipality. 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.
Mayors
- 1894: José María Cobas B.
- 1895: Jesús Urbina
- 1896: Ángel Vaquero
- 1902: José D. Portocarrero
- 1903: Pedro Hernández
- 1916: Alonso G. Urbina
- 1917: Pedro Alemán
- 1918: Justiniano Aguiluz
- 1919: Dionisio Ortega
- 1920: Pablo Reyes
- 1927: Ildefonso Martínez
- 1928: Pablo Reyes
- 1929: Guillermo Mayes
- 1931: Pablo Reyes
- 1932: José Cándido Mejía
- 1933: Pablo Reyes
- 1934: José María Galdamez
- 1935: Máximo Zúniga
- 1936: Carmen Bardales
- 1937: Eduardo Ramos
- 1938: Roque Moreira
- 1943: Raimundo Tejada
- 1944: Juan Martínez
- 1945: Ernesto Tejada
- 1946: Rafael García Caballero
- 1947: Roque Matta
- 1948: Luciano Hernández Henríquez
- 1950: Roque Matta
- 1954: Jacinto Medina R.
- 1955: Jesús Alcacer
- 1959: Selvin Peña
- 1961:Rómulo Castellón Casco
- 1962:Rómulo Castellón Casco
- 1962: Manuel Pagan Lozano
- 1964: Leopoldo Aguilar Cantarero
- 1965: Arnold Alcacer
- 1966: Luciano Hernández Henríquez
- 1969: Juan Pagan Lozano
- 1971: Manuel Pagan Lozano
- 1973: Fausto Deras Velásquez
- 1976: Circuncisión Hernández Cruz
- 1980: Miguel Ángel Alvarado
- 1982: Blanca Aída Reyes Contreras
- 1984: Rómulo Castellón Casco
- 1986: Julio César Yánez Cerna
- 1987: Blanca Alicia Milla Vda. de Yánez
- 1990: Gustavo Adolfo Torres
- 1994: José Armando Gale
- 1998: José Armando Gale
- 2002: Sandra Derás Rivera
- 2006: Leopoldo Crivelli
References
- ^ "Honduras: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazeteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1263333978&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-97&srt=pnan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&va=x&pt=c. 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
Capital: San Pedro Sula Municipalities Choloma · La Lima · Omoa · Pimienta · Potrerillos · Puerto Cortés · San Antonio de Cortés · San Francisco de Yojoa · San Manuel · San Pedro Sula · Santa Cruz de Yojoa · VillanuevaCategories:- Honduras geography stubs
- Populated places in Honduras
- Municipalities of the Cortés Department
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