El Corpus is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca.
History The Spanish founded El Corpus after a mine called Clavo Rico in 1585. El Corpus became a municipality on July 27, 1827.
Demographics According to the 2013 census, 75% of the population works in agriculture. Thirty-four percent uses some type of private water system, and 46% uses oil lamps for light. Ninety-five percent use firewood for cooking. Sixty-two percent has a basic education level and 5% of houses has at least one car. +Historical PopulationYearPopulation%+%+ yearly18872,51119014,66286.76.119054,7181.20.319104,630 -1.9 -0.419165,44717.6319266,23414.41.519307,47820.0519358,0788.01.619409,89922.54.5194510,7738.81.8195011,3024.91196114,32826.82.4197415,2386.40.5198820,11532.02.3200121,8568.70.7201324,64612.81.12018 (est.)25,8454.91
Location The municipality is located east of the department of Choluteca.
Villages The following 17 villages belong to the municipality:Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Honduras. (Censo 2001) El Corpus (Municipal head) Agua Fría Calaire Cayanini El Baldoquín El Banquito El Despoblado El Naranjal El Pedregal El Zapotal La Albarrada La Fortuna La Galera San Isidro San Juan Abajo San Juan Arriba San Judas
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