Creation date
In the population count of 1791 it appeared as the head of the Sonaguera parish. In the 1887 census it was already a Municipality and head of the District of Sonaguera.
Decree of Creation
«Tegucigalpa, D.C., May 25, 1964.
It is located in the valley of the Aguán river. At the following coordinates:
86º 00’y 86º 30′ West Longitude; 15º 30′ and 15º 50′ North Latitude.
ALTITUDE
113 meters above sea level.
Boundaries
To the North, Municipality of Balfate, To the South, Municipality of Sabá, To the East, Municipalities of Trujillo and Tocoa and To the West, Municipalities of Olanchito and Jutiapa.
