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Marale
Marale
Municipality
	Marale Location in Honduras
	Coordinates: 14°55′0″N 87°2′6″W / 14.91667°N 87.03500°W
Country	Honduras
Department	Francisco Morazán
Founded	1820
Municipality	1889
Area
• Total	476 km2 (184 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	9,170
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)

Marale is a municipality in the department of Francisco Morazán, Honduras.

Location

Marale is bordered on the north by the municipality of Yoro, south by the municipalities of El Porvenir and San Ignacio, to the east by the municipalities of Mangulile, Yocón and Orica, and west by the municipalities of Sulaco, Yorito and San José del Potrero.^[1] It is surrounded by several ranges of hills, known as El Portillo, La Loma de la Cruz and Mud Loma.

History

Marale was founded in 1820, and in 1889 became one of the municipalities of the Cedros District.^[2]

Villages

The municipality of Marale encompasses the following eleven villages:^[3]

Marale (county seat)
El Carrizal
El Panal
El Paraíso
La Esperanza o El Cacao
La Travesía
Las Casitas
Las Lagunas
Los Naranjos
Los Planes
Río Abajo

Economy

The main source of livelihood in the parish is agriculture, especially the production of corn and beans.^{[citation needed]}

Culture

The parish is mainly Roman Catholic. The new year is marked with the celebration of La Feria, in honour of Cristo negro (Black Christ).^{[citation needed]}

References

^ http://www.ordenamientoterritorial.hn/images/creacion_municipios/francisco_morazan/marale.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]} Territorial organization of Honduras
^ Fiallos, Carmen. 1989. "Municipalities of Honduras."
^ National Institute of Statistics, Honduras. (Census 2001)

[1] ttp://www.ordenamientoterritorial.hn/images/creacion_municipios/francisco_morazan/marale.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]} Territorial organization of Honduras

[2] Fiallos, Carmen. 1989. "Municipalities of Honduras."

[3] National Institute of Statistics, Honduras. (Census 2001)

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