San Luis is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara, Honduras. It covers an area of and had a population of 24,606 inhabitants according to the 2013 national census. The economy is dependent primarily dependent on agriculture especially coffee, and livestock rearing.
History In the 1887 census, San Luis was listed as part of San Jose de Colinas, and later it was listed under the District of Hills.
Geography San Luis is located in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras. It borders the municipalities of San Marcos and Macuelizo to the north, Atima and Nuevo Celilac to the south, San José de Colinas and Trinidad to the east, and Macuelizo, Protección and Naranjito to the west. The municipality covers an area of and has an average elevation of above sea level.
Administrative divisions The municipality comprises 17 aldeas (villages) and their associated caseríos (hamlets).
+Aldeas (villages) of San Luis Aldea Population Men Women San Luis (municipal seat) 6,929 3,442 3,487 Calpules 964 515 449 El Sauce 733 366 367 El Regadío 629 337 292 Las Flores 1,102 581 521 Las Rosas 614 352 262 La Unión o El Playón 1,197 613 584 Nisperales 522 278 244 Palma Real 910 476 434 San Francisco 1,868 968 900 San Isidro 4,040 2,186 1,854 San Juan 1,592 884 708 San Miguel Cuabanales 692 343 349 Santa Elena 283 154 129 Tejutales 1,037 588 449 Tatoca o El Barro 887 474 413 Villa Luz 607 327 280 Total 24,606 12,885 11,721
Demographics At the time of the 2013 census, San Luis had a total population of 24,606 inhabitants, of which 12,885 (52.4%) were male and 11,721 (47.6%) were female. Of the total population, 5,857 (23.8%) were classified as urban and 18,749 (76.2%) lived in the rural areas. Of the population, 0.34% were classified as Indigenous and rest as non-indigenous.
By broad age group, 37.4% of the population were aged 0–14, 56.8% were aged 15–64, and 5.7% were aged 65 and over. The median age was 20.1 years and the mean age was 25.6 years. Among the population aged 15 and over (15,394 persons), the illiteracy rate was recorded as 29.2%, higher than the departmental average of 22.2%. The municipality had 5,732 occupied private dwellings, with an average household size of 4.2 persons.
Economy The economy is dependent primarily dependent on agriculture especially coffee, and livestock rearing. Other agricultural produce from the region include beans, maize, and fruits such as bananas.
References
External links San Luis Region map