Nueva Frontera is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara, Honduras. It was officially established on 1 August 1998. It covers an area of and had a population of 13,069 inhabitants according to the 2013 national census.
History Nueva Frontera was created by Decree No. 192-97 of the National Congress of Honduras, which was published in the official gazette on 17 December 1997. The decree established the municipality under the given name, which was earlier known as "Trascerros" based on a suggestion by Solomón Fajardo. The municipality was officially established on 1 August 1998.
Geography Nueva Frontera is a municipality in the department of Santa Bárbara in Honduras. It borders the municipalities of Azacualpa to the north, Macuelizo to the south and east, and Florida to the west. It also shares land border with Guatemala to the west. The municipality is spread over an area of , about from San Pedro Sula and from Tegucigalpa.
Administrative divisions Nueva Frontera comprises eight aldeas (villages) and their associated caseríos (hamlets).
+ Population of Nueva Frontera by aldea (2013) Aldea Population Men Women Trascerros 4,725 1,974 2,302 San José de Tarros 3,431 1,443 1,739 El Ermitaño 2,031 830 1,088 Piladeros 996 387 480 El Oro 622 246 304 El Barranco 514 229 269 Pueblo Nuevo 459 184 246 San Miguelito 290 125 150 Total 13,069 5,418 6,578
Demographics According to the 2013 census, Nueva Frontera had a population of 13,069 inhabitants, of whom 5,418 were male and 6,578 were female. It had an urban population of 4,565 inhabitants and a rural population was 8,503 inhabitants. By broad age group, 41.5% of the population were aged 0–14, 53.3% were aged 15–64, and 5.3% were aged 65 and over. The median age was 18.4 years and the mean age was 24.1 years. Of the population, 0.28% were classified as Indigenous and rest as non-indigenous. Among the population aged 15 and over, the illiteracy rate was 28.4%, which was higher than the departmental average of 22.2%.
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