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Choluteca: cathedral
Choluteca: cathedral Cathedral of Choluteca, Honduras.

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Choluteca, city, southern Honduras. It lies in the hot Pacific lowlands along the Choluteca River.

It was founded in 1522 as a mining centre and was given city status in 1845. Choluteca is a commercial and manufacturing centre for an agricultural hinterland yielding mainly coffee, cotton, melons, and cattle. Shrimp and salt industries, dairies, tanneries, sawmills, rice mills, and other businesses are located in the city. Choluteca retains many interesting buildings from the Spanish colonial period. Choluteca is on the Pan-American Highway and has an airfield. Pop. (2001) 75,600; (2013) 86,179.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.