Liure facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Liure
Municipality
Liure Location in Honduras
Country	Honduras
Department	El Paraíso
Area
• Total	88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	10,760
• Density	122.3/km2 (316.7/sq mi)

Liure is a special kind of town, called a municipality, located in the country of Honduras. It is part of the department of El Paraíso. A department is like a state or province in other countries.

As of 2015, about 10,760 people live in Liure. This municipality is made up of five smaller communities, which are called villages.

What Does the Name Liure Mean?

Have you ever wondered how towns get their names? For Liure, there are two main ideas about where its name came from.

One idea is that "Liure" means "Free." This name might have been chosen to show that the people of this new town were finally free from the control of another nearby town called Texiguat.

However, another idea suggests that the name "Liure" actually means "Water of Feathers." It's interesting how a place can have different stories about its name!

Villages of Liure

The municipality of Liure is home to around 14,000 people. These residents live across five main villages. Each village is a small community within the larger municipality.

The five villages that make up Liure are:

• Bocuire
• Santa Cruz
• San Ramon
• Monte Grande
• Asuncion

See Also

In Spanish: Liure para niños