El Níspero is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara, Honduras. It covers an area of and had a population of 8,109 inhabitants according to the 2013 census.
History In the 1887 census, El Níspero appears as a village under the jurisdiction of Arada within Santa Bárbara. It was formally constituted as a municipality on 9 May 1917.
Geography El Níspero is located in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras. It borders the municipalities of Arada to the north, San Rafael to the south, Santa Rita to the east, and La Unión to the west. The municipality covers an area of . It is located on the banks of the Pajosa River.
Located at an elevation of approximately above sea level, El Níspero has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am). The municipality has an average annual temperature of about and receives approximately of rainfall annually.
Administrative divisions The municipality comprises seven aldeas (villages) and their associated caseríos (hamlets).
+Aldeas of El Níspero Aldea Total Population Men Women El Níspero 2,921 889 1,495 El Paraíso 555 237 302 El Tontolo 532 226 279 Nejapa 460 155 231 Nueva York 807 307 438 San Jerónimo 1,425 545 715 Santa Cruz 1,408 486 729 Total 8,109 4,189 3,920
Demographics According to the 2013 census, El Níspero had a total population of 8,109 inhabitants, of whom 4,189 (51.7%) were men and 3,920 (48.3%) were women. The municipality had an urban population of 2,860 and a rural population of 5,249. The intercensal growth rate between 2001 and 2013 was 1.7%.
About 0.5% of the population were classified as Indigenous and the rest as non-indigenous. By broad age group, 35.1% of the population were aged 0–14 years, 57.9% were aged 15–64, and 7.0% were aged 65 years and over. The median age was 22.2 years and the mean age was 27.0 years. Among the population aged 15 and over, the municipality recorded an illiteracy rate of 24.7%, higher than the departmental average of 22.2%. The municipality had 1,964 occupied private dwellings, with an average of 4.1 persons per occupied dwelling.
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