Choloma

Choloma is a city and municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. It is the third-largest city in Honduras with a population of 220,300 (2023 calculation).^[2] Many factories are stationed in Choloma due to its cheap labour which has boosted the municipality's economy.^[3] Choloma is just south of Puerto Cortes and north of San Pedro Sula, with transportation to other municipalities provided by private bus companies. Many transnational companies are stationed here for production as well as in various tax-free zones around the country.^[4]

Choloma Xolomac
Municipality
Bulevar del Norte in the city's border with San Pedro Sula.
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Choal
Choloma
Coordinates: 15°38′0″N 88°0′0″W
Country	Honduras
Department	Cortés
Area
• Municipality	467 km2 (180 sq mi)
Population  (2023 projection)[1]
• Municipality	296,952
• Density	640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Urban	248,138
Climate	Am

Mayors

1894: José María Cobas B. 1895: Jesús Urbina 1896: Ángel Vaquero 1902: José D. Portocarrero 1903: Pedro Hernández 1916: Alonso G. Urbina 1917: Pedro Alemán 1918: Justiniano Aguiluz 1919: Dionisio Ortega 1920: Pablo Reyes 1927: Ildefonso Martínez 1928: Pablo Reyes 1929: Guillermo Mayes 1931: Pablo Reyes 1932: José Cándido Mejía 1933: Pablo Reyes 1934: José María Galdamez

1935: Máximo Zúniga 1936: Carmen Bardales 1937: Eduardo Ramos 1938: Roque Moreira 1943: Raimundo Tejada 1944: Juan Martínez 1945: Ernesto Tejada 1946: Rafael García Caballero 1947: Roque Matta 1948: Luciano Hernández Henríquez 1950: Roque Matta 1954: Jacinto Medina R. 1955: Jesús Alcacer 1959: Selvin Peña 1961:Rómulo Castellón Casco 1962:Rómulo Castellón Casco 1962: Manuel Pagan Lozano 1964: Leopoldo Aguilar Cantarero 1965: Arnold Alcacer

1966: Luciano Hernández Henríquez 1969: Juan Pagan Lozano 1970: Julieta Ugarte Morales 1972: Manuel Pagan Lozano 1973: Fausto Deras Velásquez 1976: Circuncisión Hernández Cruz 1980: Miguel Ángel Alvarado 1982: Blanca Aída Reyes Contreras 1984: Rómulo Castellón Casco 1986: Julio César Yánez Cerna 1987: Blanca Alicia Milla Vda. de Yánez 1990: Gustavo Adolfo Torres 1994: José Armando Gale 1998: José Armando Gale 2002: Sandra Derás Rivera 2006: Leopoldo Crivelli

Sports

Atlético Choloma is the professional football club from Choloma, who have played in the Honduran national football league from 2011 through 2013. They play their home games at the Estadio Rubén Deras.