Nuevo Celilac () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Santa Bárbara. The municipality was officially created on 29 December 1888. It covers an area of and had a population of 8,086 inhabitants according to the 2013 national census.
History
In 1791, the region was mentioned as "Celilaca", a settlement of the parish of Tencoa. It was later called as "San Pedro Celilac". According to local accounts, the settlement was affected by a cholera epidemic in 1860, after which the surviving inhabitants relocated to Tuliapa, which later became the present-day town of Nuevo Celilac. The municipality was officially created on 29 December 1888, and the first municipal authorities were appointed on 20 February 1889. It included the territories of San Pedro Celilac, San Marcos de Jalapa, and San Jerónimo del Pinal. The name derives either from a Mexican word meaning "in the water of the snails", or the Lenca term meaning "place of water of the reeds".
Geography
Naranjito is located in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras. It borders the municipalities of San José de Colinas to the west and to the south, San Nicolás to the east, and Atima to the west.
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|+ Aldeas of Nuevo Celilac (2013) The urban population was 1,758 inhabitants, while the rural population was 6,328 inhabitants. By broad age group, 2,991 inhabitants were aged 0–14 years, 3,760 were aged 15–49 years, 769 were aged 50–64 years, and 566 were aged 65 years and over.