Santa Lucía, Intibucá

For other uses, see Saint Lucia (disambiguation).

Santa Lucía
Municipality
Santa Lucía Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°55′N 88°24′W / 13.917°N 88.400°W / 13.917; -88.400
Country	Honduras
Department	Intibucá
Area
• Total	64 km² (25 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	5,332
• Density	83/km² (220/sq mi)

Santa Lucía (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta luˈsi.a]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Intibucá.

Santa Lucía is nestled in a valley along the San Juan river, in the remote mountains of the province of Intibucá. It is one of the poorest towns in the province, though in recent years there have been marked improvements in infrastructure and civil services.

Recent developments

In the 1990s, the University of Cincinnati and the non-profit Shoulder to Shoulder sponsored a building program for a clinical complex on the northeastern edge of the town. This is the only healthcare provider for an area comprising 10 other villages, and features several clinical offices, a small pharmacy, and a dental suite. A small full-time staff is onsite year round, and UC and other schools supply brigades of medical students and other volunteers to perform free clinic work and preventative medicine for the people of Santa Lucía.

Intibucá Department

Capital: La Esperanza

Municipalities	Camasca Colomoncagua Concepción Dolores Intibucá Jesús de Otoro La Esperanza Magdalena Masaguara San Antonio San Francisco de Opalaca San Isidro San Juan San Marco de Sierra San Miguelito Santa Lucía Yamaranguila

Coordinates: 13°55′0″N 88°24′0″W / 13.91667°N 88.40000°W / 13.91667; -88.40000

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