Choloma Xolomac
Municipality
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Nickname:  Choal
Choloma
Coordinates: 15°38′0″N 88°0′0″W  /  15.63333°N 88.00000°W  / 15.63333; -88.00000
Country	Honduras
Department	Cortes
Area
? Municipality	467 km 2 (180 sq mi)
Population   (2023 projection) [1]
? Municipality	296,952
? Density	640/km 2 (1,600/sq mi)
?  Urban	248,138
Climate	Am

Choloma is a city and municipality in the Honduran department of Cortes . It is the third-largest city in Honduras with a population of 220,300 (2023 calculation). ^[2] Many factories are stationed in Choloma due to its cheap labour which has boosted the municipality's economy. ^[3] Choloma is just south of Puerto Cortes and north of San Pedro Sula , with transportation to other municipalities provided by private bus companies. Many transnational companies are stationed here for production as well as in various tax-free zones around the country. ^[4]

Mayors [ edit ]

Sports [ edit ]

Atletico Choloma is the professional football club from Choloma, who have played in the Honduran national football league from 2011 through 2013. They play their home games at the Estadio Ruben Deras .

References [ edit ]

• Honduras portal

External links [ edit ]

• Muni owes more than $1 million to private sand extraction company ^{[ permanent dead link ]} In Spanish.
• Choloma crece al paso de la maquila Archived 11 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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