Santa Bárbara, with a population of 30,690 (2023 calculation), is the capital city of the Santa Bárbara Department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Santa Bárbara Municipality.

Demographics

At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santa Bárbara municipality had a population of 41,736. Of these, 72.45% were Mestizo, 22.00% White, 2.41% Indigenous (2.01% Lenca, 0.29% Chʼortiʼ), 1.50% Black or Afro-Honduran and 1.64% others.

Health

The Santa Bárbara Hospital is located in the North Quarter of the city. Since 1957 it has served people from both the Santa Bárbara Department and the department of Lempira.

Food

Typical foods of the region are chilate, ticuco, atol of corn, chicken and pork tamales, yucca with chicharrón, torrejas, and horchata.

Economy

This city is known for crafts and the cultivation of coffee. The local economy depends mostly on these traditional activities.

Villages

The Santa Bárbara municipality has the following villages: • Agua Blanquita • Cerro Grande • Coquillal • El Salitre • El Cielito • El Zapote • El Diez y Ocho o Miraflores • El Moguete • El Portillo del Jarro • Guayabito • Gualjoco • Inguaya • La Estancia • La Zona • La Unión el Dorado • La Ceibita • La Cuesta • La Unión del Dorado • Las Crucitas • Las Palmas • Las Lagunas • Las Quebradas • Los Laureles • Los Anises • Los Bancos • Macholoa • Orconcitos • Plancitos de Suyapa • Río Seco • San Jerónimo el Pinal • San Gaspar de Tablones • San Luis Planes • Santa Rosalía • Santa Rita de Oriente • Santa Bárbara

Notable people