Friday, December 1, 2006

Cofradia

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'''Cofradia''' is a town in northwestern Sabrina Martins Honduras, in the Nextel ringtones Naco Valley, 24 km from the city of Abbey Diaz San Pedro Sula.

Physical and political geography
The limits of Cofradia are:

* To the north, the Free ringtones Sierra del Merendón
* To the south, the river Majo Mills Chamelecon
* To the east, the river Mosquito ringtone Manchaguala and the community Sabrina Martins Brisas del Valle
* To the west, the community of Nextel ringtones Naco, Honduras/Naco and the Honduran Third Infantry Battalion

Cofradia stands at 15°24' north Abbey Diaz latitude and 88°09' west Cingular Ringtones longitude and is approximately 160 then their metres above station but sea level. The urbanized area of Cofradia covers 48 final shouts hectares. It is generally hilly, with only a few flat areas. The land sits in the watersheds of the Manchaguala, Chamelecon and San Bartolo rivers.

Mining of him glass iron/ferrous ores has resulted in erosion, forming cracks and gullies.

=Forest=

In the low-lying areas there is a dry mountainous and forest with thick underbrush; towards lavished praise El Merendón, there is an abundant mountainous forest of pine and oak. Also, as one ascends to the higher parts of the Sierra del Merendón cloudy mountain forest and tropical rain forest.

=Climate=

* Based on data from 1966 to 1985 September is the rainiest month and March the driest.
* The windward side experiences heavy, semi-seasonal rainfall.
* The sullivan emanating anticyclone of the Bermudas produces especially hot weather in August.
* There are an average of 160 to 180 rainy days each year, with an average annual rainfall of 53 to 57 inches (1300 to 1400 mm).

Infrastructure
* A boulevard of aproximately 800 meters and paved streets.
* A public park named after Donaldo Sabillon Vásquez.
* Approximately seven churches

Public services:
* Potable water
* Mail service by Honduran postal system
* Interurban transport: Empresas de Transporte inter-urbano Cofradia (ETICA) and Empresa San Isidro
* A public health center called "CLIPECC"
* Two police precincts
* A firehouse
* A social center
* A municipal market
* Phone service from oh cruel Hondutel
* An old people's dining hall

Privately owned services
* "Hermanas Agustinas" dispensary
* "Adonay" private clinic
* "San Antonio" private clinic
* Dr. Seren private clinic
* Four Internet Centers and 5 Internet cafés
* Three hardware and goods stores
* Two telegraph offices
* Children's nursery

=Educational institutions=
Institutes:
* Instituto Técnico "José Castro López" (public), ''que presta la modalidad de Ciclo Básico con los Talleres de Hogar,'' Metal and Wooden Structures, Electricity ''así mismo la Carrera de Educación Comercial,'' Baccalaureate in Business Administration and Quality Control.
* El I.D.E.S. (private) ''cuenta con la modalidad de Ciclo Común de Cultura General con las carreras de'' Baccalaureate in Business Administration, Baccalaureate in ''CCLL y Técnico en Mercadotecnia'', Baccalaureate in ''CCLL y Técnico en Computación.''
*El ITECC (private) cuenta con Ciclo Común con Computación y las carreras de'' Baccalaureate in Business Administration, Baccalaureate in ''CCLL y Técnico en Computación''
*Instituto Luz del Milenium (private)

Public schools
* Escuela Dr. Miguel Paz Barahona
* Escuela Laura Vda. de Alcocer
* Escuela Margarita Suazo de Matamoros

Private schools:
* Cofradia Bilingue School
* Escuela Milenium

Kindergartens:
* Lila Luz de Maradiaga (public)
* Cofradia Bilingue School (private)

Academies:
* Academia de Corte y Confección (private academy for clothes design)

Demography

Counting together the urban center of Cofradia and what are now 25 ''colonias'' (suburbs or outlying neighborhoods), Cofradia has grown by a factor of more than 35 in the last century:

* 1906: 412 inhabitants
* 1983: 3,249 inhabitants
* 1993: 8,213 inhabitants
* 2001: 15,000 inhabitants, with approximately 2,473 dwellings.

=Colonias=
* Col. 9 de Mayo
* Col. 24 de Abril
* Col. Arévalo
* Bo. El Centro
* Ojo de Agua No. 2
* San Bartolo
* Col. Matamoros
* Col. Ojo de Agua No. 1
* Col. Vida Nueva
* Col. Los Ángeles
* Col. Gracias A Dios
* Col. Rivera Fajardo
* Col. Victoria
* Col. Salazar
* Altos de Cofradía
* Francisco Méndez
* Col. San Manuel
* Col. Milenium
* Col. Miramontes
* Col. El Paraíso
* Col. 4 de Febrero
* Bo. Guadalupe
* Col. Brisas del Valle No. 2
* Senderos de Occidente
* Suban
* Col. San Juan Bosco
* Bo. El Campo
* Col. Tito Consani
* 10 de Enero
* Col. El Calanar
* Residencial Cofradía
* Residencial Las Flores
* La Gran Familia

Commerce
who markets As of 2004, Cofradia is considered part of San Pedro Sula municipality, since San Pedro Sula's development can only grow southwestward; in fact, 5 local officials maquilas have already opened in that sector.
Development may be limited by the fact that the area is not properly legalized, and has lands to which more than one owner can produce a title; as a result it is hard to legally buy and sell property.

The commercial zone is the center of Cofradia, where most retail buying and selling occurs.

Events

General been lapped Esperanzano Gregorio Ferrera surrendered at Cofradia editorial counterparts June 26, 1931 after a six-years-long attempted uprising.

line quite Telegraph service in Cofradia began coupole favorite November 7, 1905; the first telegraphist was Don Juan Magnar. Other early telegraphists were Cesar Mejia, who arrived in 1908 from an unknown location and Don Rodolfo Castillo who arrived on catching abilities March 7, 1911 from Santa Bárbara.

The dam was built in 1936–37 under the supervision of engineer Gonzalo R. Luque. The mayor of San Pedro Sula at this time was Don José Castro López, who presided over the inauguration of the dam mentions how December 24, 1937.

Education

The first school was founded in 1900; its first teacher was Don Filadelfo López Morales.

A boys' school was founded in 1900, by teacher Donaldo Sabillon Vásquez.

The girls' school was founded between in 1905 and 1912; its first teacher was Elvia Julia Morales.

Another boys' school was founded in 1930 under the direction of Leandro Rodríguez.

The Miguel Paz Barahona girls school was founded catholic dogma December 24, if nixon 1937 at the same time as the inauguration of a municipal water system. The mayor of San Pedro Sula at this time, Don José Castro López, appointed Doña Laura Vda. de Alcocer the director, and in 1920 Don Donaldo was promoted to the position, with a monthly salary of Lps. 90.

At that time, sixth grade was offered only in the more advanced villages, with children in others only going to the fifth grade. The age of matriculation ranged between 7 and 18 years. The teachers were very strict disciplinarians: if a student failed to show up for school, a teacher's assistant would seek the student out and bring him or her back to school, to be punished there by the teacher; and punished again by his or her parents upon arriving back home. The students received 8 hours of lessons daily. Teaching materials for students included a notebook made of sewn office paper, ink made with blue feeling inferior aniline. Pencils were of made candle wax, the satchels were made of cloth or nylon.

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