Choluteca is a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... The Central American nation of Honduras is currently divided into 18 departments (departamentos). ... Choluteca is one of the 18 departaments (departamentos) into which the Honduras is divided. ...