Tomalá

Tomalá
Municipality

Panoramic View of Tomalà
Tomalá

Location in Honduras

Coordinates: 14°13′N 88°47′W / 14.217°N 88.783°W / 14.217; -88.783
Country Honduras
Department Lempira
Villages 13
Area
 • Total 48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 6,495
 • Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)

Tomalá is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira.

It is one of the smallest municipalities of the Lempira department in Honduras. It is situated 10 minutes away from Tambla municipality.

History

It started as a small village back in 1576. Since it was originally located on a swamp, the community decided to relocate it onto the toe of a hill, and it has been there ever since. In the census of 1791 it was a town belonging to "Curato de Sensenti" and in 1889 it was a municipality of Guarita district.

A busy street leading to downtown Of Tomalà

Geography

It is situated at the top of a mountain. There are also huge mountains around the municipality capital. All of these are covered with Pine forests. The weather is very cool along the year, except for the summer because it increases a little.

Boundaries

Its boundaries are:

Resources

It is one more of the municipalities proper for coffee plantation. Obviously they take advantadge of the elevation from sea level. The next activity is raising cattle followed by beans and corn crops. The commerce is a very important economical activity as well. As the rest of the department it has electricity in the municipality capital and mobile communications coverage.

Population

In Tomalá the cross-breed of Spanish and Indians represent 80% of the people. The rest is taken by Indians descendants who live in the villages around the municipality capital.

Tourism

In order to arrive to its municipality capital is better to go via Santa Rosa de Copán-San Marcos de Ocotepeque-Cololaca-Tambla. It takes about 2 hr, the road up to Cololaca is being paved, but once one passes Cololaca the road is in very good conditions. This town will sure a very pleasant visit for the traveler, because it is located at a very quite and nice place, with many Pine forests and magnificent views to other mountain ranges, especially "Congolón". The parades and holidays are very crowded for their entertainment and "showy". The people are very welcoming and nice as well. Its church is dated 1904, and they take good care of it. It looks like time never passes by in this place.

Tomalà church

References

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    Coordinates: 14°13′N 88°47′W / 14.217°N 88.783°W / 14.217; -88.783


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