Nueva Frontera is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara, Honduras. It was officially established on 1 August 1998. It covers an area of and had a population of 13,069 inhabitants according to the 2013 national census.
History
Nueva Frontera was created by Decree No. 192-97 of the National Congress of Honduras, which was published in the official gazette on 17 December 1997. The decree established the municipality under the given name, which was earlier known as "Trascerros" based on a suggestion by Solomón Fajardo. The municipality was officially established on 1 August 1998.
Geography
Nueva Frontera is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras. It borders the municipalities of Azacualpa to the north, Macuelizo to the south and east, and Florida to the west. It also shares land border with Guatemala to the west.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Population of Nueva Frontera by aldea (2013)
|-
! Aldea !! Population !! Men !! Women
|-
| Trascerros || 4,725 || 1,974 || 2,302
|-
| San José de Tarros || 3,431 || 1,443 || 1,739
|-
| El Ermitaño || 2,031 || 830 || 1,088
|-
| Piladeros || 996 || 387 || 480
|-
| El Oro || 622 || 246 || 304
|-
| El Barranco || 514 || 229 || 269
|-
| Pueblo Nuevo || 459 || 184 || 246
|-
| San Miguelito || 290 || 125 || 150
|-
! Total || 13,069 || 5,418 || 6,578
|}
Demographics
According to the 2013 census, Nueva Frontera had a population of 13,069 inhabitants, of whom 5,418 were male and 6,578 were female. It had an urban population of 4,565 inhabitants and a rural population was 8,503 inhabitants.