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'''Nacaome''' is the capital city of the [[Valle department]] of [[Honduras]]. It is a manufacturing and commercial center located on the banks of [[Nacaome River]].
'''Nacaome''', with a population of 21,310 (2023 calculation),<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of cities in Honduras</ref> is the capital city of the [[Valle department]] of [[Honduras]] and the municipal seat of Nacaome Municipality. It is a manufacturing and commercial center located on the banks of the [[Nacaome River]].


Nacaome is an old city founded when aboriginal Cholulas and Chaparrastiques, tired of fighting each other, thought it best to join together to build new houses in the middle of their territory on the west side of the Chapulapa River (the aboriginal name of the Nacaome River). They named the new town [http://nacaome.tripod.com/naca-eng.html Naca-Ome], meaning "union of two races" in their dialects<ref>Banegas 1996, p. 5.</ref>. In [[Nahuatl]] ''Naca'' means race or body and ''Ome'' means two. This foundation happened before the Spanish conquerors came.
Nacaome is an old city founded when aboriginal [[Cholula people|Cholula]]s and [[Chaparrastique people|Chaparrastique]]s, tired of fighting each other, thought it best to join together to build new houses in the middle of their territory on the west side of the Chapulapa River (the aboriginal name of the Nacaome River). They named the new town [http://nacaome.tripod.com/naca-eng.html ''Naca-Ome''], meaning "union of two races" in their dialects.<ref>Banegas 1996, p. 5.</ref> In [[Nahuatl]] ''Naca'' means race or body and ''Ome'' means two. This foundation happened before the Spanish conquerors came.


Nacaome was affected by [[Hurricane Stan]], October 2005.
Nacaome was affected by [[Hurricane Stan]] in October 2005.

==Demographics==
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Nacaome municipality had a population of 57,345. Of these, 96.20% were [[Mestizo]], 3.22% [[White Latin Americans|White]], 0.47% [[Afro-Hondurans|Black or Afro-Honduran]], 0.08% [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous]] and 0.03% others.<ref>[https://www.ine.gob.hn/V3/baseine/ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea]</ref>


==References ==
==References ==
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*Banegas, Ramon. "Historia de Nacaome". Banco Central de Honduras. Agosto 1996.
*Banegas, Ramon. "Historia de Nacaome". Banco Central de Honduras. Agosto 1996.


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Latest revision as of 14:02, 23 May 2023

Nacaome
Municipality
Street view in Nacaome, Honduras
Street view in Nacaome, Honduras
Nacaome is located in Honduras
Nacaome
Nacaome
Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°31′N 87°29′W / 13.517°N 87.483°W / 13.517; -87.483
CountryHonduras
DepartmentValle
Villages9
Area
 • Municipality589 km2 (227 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
 • Municipality63,991
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban
30,462
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central America)
ClimateAw

Nacaome, with a population of 21,310 (2023 calculation),[2] is the capital city of the Valle department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Nacaome Municipality. It is a manufacturing and commercial center located on the banks of the Nacaome River.

Nacaome is an old city founded when aboriginal Cholulas and Chaparrastiques, tired of fighting each other, thought it best to join together to build new houses in the middle of their territory on the west side of the Chapulapa River (the aboriginal name of the Nacaome River). They named the new town Naca-Ome, meaning "union of two races" in their dialects.[3] In Nahuatl Naca means race or body and Ome means two. This foundation happened before the Spanish conquerors came.

Nacaome was affected by Hurricane Stan in October 2005.

Demographics[edit]

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Nacaome municipality had a population of 57,345. Of these, 96.20% were Mestizo, 3.22% White, 0.47% Black or Afro-Honduran, 0.08% Indigenous and 0.03% others.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
  3. ^ Banegas 1996, p. 5.
  4. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea

Sources[edit]

  • Banegas, Ramon. "Historia de Nacaome". Banco Central de Honduras. Agosto 1996.

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