Official Name: | Liure |
Pushpin Map: | Honduras |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Honduras |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Honduras |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | El Paraíso |
Area Total Km2: | 88 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Population Total: | 10760 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 13.5333°N -93°W |
Liure is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraíso.
It is said that the name means "Free", since it wanted to express that the residents of the new town were finally emancipated of Texiguat. However, it is speculated that the name really means "Water of Feathers".[1]
It has around 14,000 inhabitants, spread over 5 villages:[2]