According to a report by the governor of the region Alonso de Contreras Guevara in 1582, the area was originally known as Guaraxambala, which signified the "Great Jaguar River.

The first Spanish settled in ejidos established by the Lords Lucas, Manuel, Cristóbal, and Marcos Díaz, in the jurisdiction of Santiago.

At this time, Feliciano del Cid of Trinidad de Jiquinlaca, Antonio Santiago of the jurisdiction of San Nicolás, Faustino López of the jurisdiction of San Miguel, and Juan Bernal de Rosa, were commissioned to survey the terrain of the new municipality.

Two years later, the Spanish capitanía general in Guatemala designated it as a territory forming part of the circle of Camasca belonging to Gracias.

On 23 February 1904 the presidential administration of General Manuel Bonilla named the municipality Concepción and moved it into the Department of Intibucá[b] These changes were instituted by act 440, which took effect on 1 December of that year.

[5] The municipality is connected by a road that extends Northeast for 51.7 kilometres (32.1 mi) from Concepción to the departmental capital of La Esperanza.

The topography of Concepción an inclined plane from North to South to the shore of Río Negro (the Black River).

[2] Rio Negro, also known locally as the Guarajambala, serves as the dividing line with the department of Lempira.

Río Negro begins in the mountains of Colomoncagua and Santa Elena, La Paz and drains into the Lempa river basin, which flows into the Pacific Ocean.

The population density of the municipality of Concepción is equivalent to 115.5 people per square km (10,605 Inhabitants / 91.82 km2).