Choloma

Choloma
Coordinates: 15 ° 36 ′  N , 87 ° 58 ′  W Choloma​ Choloma on the map of Honduras
Basic data
Country	Honduras
Department	Cortés
Residents	356.503
Detailed data
surface	471.46
Time zone	UTC −6
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Choloma is a city in Honduras . It is located in the Department of Cortés .

Geographical location

Choloma borders the cities of Omoa , Puerto Cortés , San Pedro Sula and Lima . Choloma has two inner cities (sector Choloma and sector Lopez Arellano ) and consists of a total of 41 villages.

economy

Agriculture was particularly important in Choloma during the colonial period. However, this was repeatedly undone by numerous floods. In the middle of the 19th century, the first banana seeds came from banana plantations in Jamaica . This resulted in very large banana plantations, especially with the assistance of the New York Tropical Agricultural Company . A railway line was built to facilitate the export of bananas. This line connected Choloma with San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés . At the beginning of the 20th century , sugar cane cultivation began. In 1919 a sugar factory was built in La Lima , where all the sugar cane from Choloma was processed. In 1936 a large part of the banana harvest was lost to the Fusarium wilt attack. As a result, the New York Tropical Agricultural Company increasingly focused its activities on South America . The farmers therefore focused their activities on poultry farming and the cultivation of citrus fruits . In the 1950s, the export of wood became more important. Nowadays, large parts of the municipality have been designated as a tax-free area, which is why Choloma is now an important industrial city.

City structure

Choloma is divided into 5 sectors, which in turn are further divided into individual villages:

Sector Los Bajos
Agua Prieta Banderas Brisas Del Norte Col. Magnolia COPECO BID El Higüero El Porvenir	Guanacaste Jardines del Norte La Danta La Davis La Funez La Gálvez La Lechuga	La Protección La Unión La Venta Las Delicias Las Garzas Los Caraos Lupo Viejo	Montañuela Monterrey Poza del Riel Tibombo Ticamaya Waller Adentro Waller Bordo
Sector Sur
B. Trincheras Col. Altos De Santa Fe Col. Armando Gale Col. Edilberto Zolano Col. Éxitos De ANACH Col. Éxitos De ANACH Col. Fe Y Esperanza Col. Godoy	Col. Inés Carranza Barnica Col. La Primavera Col. La Unidad Col. Las Colinas Col. Las Pilas Col. Las Torres Col. Libertad De Anach> Col. Lomas De Las Cascadas	Col. López Arellano Col. San Francisco Del Ceibon Col. San Miguel Col. Santa Fe Central Col. Santa Fe Sur Col. Sinor Col. Trincheras Col. Valle De Sula	Col. Victoria Col. Vista Hermosa Col. Vista Hermosa Res. Cerro Verde Res. Las Cascadas Res. Las Colinas Res. Lomas De Las Cascadas Res. Quintas San Miguel
Sector Centro
B. Abajo B. Arriba B. El Banco B. El Centro B. El Chaparro B. El Guayabal B. El Naranjal B. Primavera B. San Antonio Col. ADHE Col. Anexo Al Manantial	Col. Armando Gale Col. Bella Vista Col. Bellas San Antonio Col. Canadá Col. Coco Norte Col. Coco Sur Col. El Manantial Col. Granja # 1 Col. Granja # 2 Col. Japón Col. Jardines Del Campo	Col. Jardines Del Campo Col. La Curva Col. La Mora Col. Las Lomas Col. Loma Verde Col. Los Leones Col. Los Profesionales Col. Monte Hebron Col. Prado Norte Col. Prado Col. Rubí	Col. Rubí Col. Santa Fe Col. Sato Col. Sierra Verde Col. Villa Cecilia Lot. Reparto San José Res. America Res. Ciudad Jardín Res. Europe Res. San Carlos Urbanización 2000
Sector Norte
B. Concepción B. Pueblo Nuevo Boquitas Y Morales Col. 11 De Abril Col. 19 De Septiembre Col. Brisas De Chamelecon Col. Brisas De Chamelecon	Col. CARE Col. Ceden Col. García Col. INFOP Col. Los Almendros Col. Mississippi Col. Pagan	Col. San Francisco Col. Twana Los Laureles Quebrada Seca Res. Bosques de Choloma Res. Los Prados Río Bijao	Río Blanquito Rio Nance San Antonio San Jose
Sector de Omoa
Brisas De San Antonio Buena Vista El Rancho Buenos Aires California Buenos Aires Chachaguala Cerro Negro Chorreron	El Barrial El Porvenir El Rancho El Tamarindo La Jutosa Las Flores	Maria Y Planes Nueva Ceibita Ocotillo Occidental Palma Real Portillo San Antonio de Las Quebradas	San Isidro San Marcos Del Majaine Santa Marta

mayor

List of Mayors of Choloma:

1894: José María Cobas B. 1895: Jesús Urbina 1896: Ángel Vaquero 1902: José D. Portocarrero 1903: Pedro Hernández 1916: Alonso G. Urbina 1917: Pedro Alemán 1918: Justiniano Aguiluz 1919: Dionisio Ortega 1920: Pablo Reyes 1927: Ildefonso Martínez 1928: Pablo Reyes 1929: Guillermo Mayes 1931: Pablo Reyes 1932: José Cándido Mejía 1933: Pablo Reyes 1934: José María Galdamez

1935: Máximo Zúniga 1936: Carmen Bardales 1937: Eduardo Ramos 1938: Roque Moreira 1943: Raimundo Tejada 1944: Juan Martínez 1945: Ernesto Tejada 1946: Rafael García Caballero 1947: Roque Matta 1948: Luciano Hernández Henríquez 1950: Roque Matta 1954: Jacinto Medina R. 1955: Jesús Alcacer 1959: Selvin Peña 1962: Manuel Pagan Lozano 1964: Leopoldo Aguilar Cantarero 1965: Arnold Alcacer

1966: Luciano Hernández Henríquez 1969: Juan Pagan Lozano 1971: Manuel Pagan Lozano 1973: Fausto Deras Velásquez 1976: Circuncisión Hernández Cruz 1980: Miguel Ángel Alvarado 1982: Blanca Aída Reyes Contreras 1984: Rómulo Castellón Casco 1986: Julio César Yánez Cerna 1987: Blanca Alicia Milla Vda. de Yánez 1990: Gustavo Adolfo Torres 1994: José Armando Gale 1998: José Armando Gale 2002: Sandra Derás Rivera 2006: Leopoldo Crivelli

safety

Choloma suffers massively from high crime rates. Choloma has one of the highest murder rates in Honduras, a country that holds one of the sad top positions in the world in this category. It is strongly advised not to go for a walk or stay in public for a long time, even during the day (!).