Intibucá () is a city, with a population of 25,570 (2020 calculation), and a municipality in the department of Intibucá, Honduras. The urban area of Intibucá is an important transit and commercial site in the South-West region of Honduras. Located 1,850 meters above sea level, Intibucá has a cool and often foggy climate, hence the nickname "La ciudad del manto blanco" (the city of the white mantle). Potato production, celebrated by the annual Festival de la Papa (Potato Festival), is the principal basis of the economy for the municipality. The city of Intibucá is merged indistinguishably with the city of La Esperanza, the head of the neighboring municipality of La Esperanza and capital of the department. Intibucá is the older of the twin cities and was originally an indigenous Lenca community, while La Esperanza is the newer ladino community. Although the two cities have separate municipal governments, they are often referred to jointly as La Esperanza as they are only separated by a city street that crosses the city. Residents of Intibucá are traditionally referred to as intibucanos and residents of La Esperanza as esperanzanos. Location The municipality borders to the north with the municipalities of San Francisco de Ojuera and San Pedro Zacapa, to the south with the municipalities of Marcala and La Esperanza, to the east with the municipalities of Masaguara and Jesús de Otoro and to the west with the municipalities of Yamaranguila and La Esperanza. The cities of La Esperanza and Intibucá are located on a flat area in the center of the Opalaca Mountain Range. Stratigraphic samples contain limes, clays, sand, gravel and remains of vegetation, indicating that a lake existed in the past. Many wet or swampy areas along with water in the upper layers of the subsoil provide evidence of the transition from a lake bed. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Intibucá municipality had a population of 56,017. Of these, 76.90% were Indigenous (76.64% Lenca), 20.15% Mestizo, 2.02% White, 0.75% Afro-Honduran or Black and 0.19% others. History The region was occupied by indigenous peoples since the Archaic Period. Pre-Columbian peoples mined obsidian deposits in the area, which was crafted into artifacts and traded among groups in Mesoamerica as early as 1,000 BC. Obsidian was an object of trade throughout Honduras from at least 700 to 900 BC, and trace analyses have identified La Esperanza obsidian from between 800 and