Nacaome

Nacaome, with a population of 19,990 (2020 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
Municipality
Nacaome Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°31′N 87°29′W
Country	Honduras
Department	Valle
Villages	9
Area
• Municipality	589 km^2 (227 sq mi)
Population  (2020 projection)[1]
• Municipality	61,990
• Density	110/km^2 (270/sq mi)
• Urban	28,570
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central America)
Climate	Aw

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.

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
3. Banegas 1996, p. 5.

Sources

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