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Soledad
Municipality
Soledad, Honduras is located in Honduras
Soledad, Honduras
Soledad, Honduras
Location in Honduras
Country  Honduras
Department El Paraíso
Municipality Soledad
City Title 1826
Area
 • Total 169 km2 (65 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 9,353
 • Density 55.34/km2 (143.3/sq mi)

Soledad (Spanish pronunciation: [soleˈðað]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraíso.

Economy

The main economic activities of Soledad are centered around agriculture and the production of luffa. Soledad is of the principal growers of luffa in Honduras, which is locally known as paste.

Population

Population of Soledad by census year
Men Women Total
1901 1,670 1,762 3,432
1910 1,575 1,689 3,264
1916 1,678 1,816 3,494
1926 1,959 2,121 4,080
1930 2,040 2,271 4,311
1935 2,233 2,207 4,400
1940 2,440 2,660 5,100
1945 2,598 2,807 5,405
1950 2,920 3,198 6,118
1961 3,487 3,633 7,120
1974 3,747 3,963 7,710
1988 4,429 4,478 8,907
2001 4,769 4,773 9,542
2013 4,756 4,594 9,350

Notable people from Soledad

  • Chelato Uclés, Honduran football player and coach.

See also

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