title: Concepción de María
text: # Concepción de María
  
  Concepción de María (Spanish pronunciation:) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca
  
  ## History
  
  Concepcion de Maria was established in 1852. At the time of the census of 1889, it was listed as a municipality within the Central District.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  As of the Census of 2013, there were 26,905 people, 1% of which lived in a different place in the country 5 years ago. The main source of water is the private sector, which 27% of inhabitants use. 61% of the people have a basic educational level. The main source of light in houses is with an oil or gas lamp with a 48% using it. Ninety-six percent of the houses use firewood to cook. Three percent of the people has a car of their own. According to Necesidades Básica Insatisfechas 2013 (Unsatisfied Basic Needs) 64% of the population lives in poverty and according with El Instituto de Estadisticas INE 2005 65% live in extreme poverty.
  
  Historical Population :
  
  | Year | Population | %+ | %+ yearly |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1887 | 1,526 | | |
  | 1901 | 3,168 | 107.6 | 7.7 |
  | 1910 | 3,074 | -3.0 | -0.3 |
  | 1916 | 4,167 | 35.6 | 5.9 |
  | 1926 | 3,347 | -19.7 | -2.0 |
  | 1930 | 5,131 | 53.3 | 13.3 |
  | 1935 | 5,999 | 16.9 | 3.4 |
  | 1940 | 7,713 | 28.6 | 5.7 |
  | 1945 | 8,516 | 10.4 | 2.1 |
  | 1950 | 8,967 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
  | 1961 | 13,603 | 51.7 | 4.7 |
  | 1974 | 16,478 | 21.1 | 1.6 |
  | 1988 | 21,717 | 31.8 | 2.3 |
  | 2001 | 24,406 | 12.4 | 1.0 |
  | 2013 | 26,875 | 10.1 | 0.8 |
  | 2018 (est.) | 27,905 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
  
  ## Geography
  
  The municipality covers an area of 156 $km^2.$ The municipality contains 33 villages (aldeas) and 163 hamlets.
  
  13°13′0″N 87°0′0″W﻿ / ﻿13.21667°N 87.00000°W﻿ / 13.21667; -87.00000
  
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