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{{Infobox settlement
[[Image:HondurasComayagua.png|right|Location of Comayagua department]]
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| official_name = Comayagua
| native_name =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[departments of Honduras|department]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Honduras
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 28 June 1825{{efn|name=record_established_date|Comayagua was one of the first 7 departments in which the national territory was divided in the first political division of Honduras in 1825.}}
| seat = [[Comayagua]]
| government_type = [[Department (country subdivision)|Departmental]]
| leader_title = Gobernador
| leader_name = Carlos Aguiluz Madrid (2018-2022, [[National Party of Honduras|PNH]])
| area_total_km2 = 5120
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| population_total = 511943
| population_as_of = 2015
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| demographics_type1 = [[GDP|GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)]]
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| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = $1.6&nbsp;billion (2023)<ref name="TelluBase">{{cite web|url=https://tellusant.com/repo/tb/tellubase_factsheet_hnd.pdf|title=TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)| access-date = 2024-01-11}}</ref>
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| demographics1_info2 = $2,400 (2023)
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| demographics2_footnotes =
| demographics2_title2 = Total
| demographics2_info2 = $3,3&nbsp;billion (2023)
| demographics2_title3 = Per capita
| demographics2_info3 = $5,100 (2023)
| timezone1 = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]]
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| postal_code = 12101
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| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2021)
| blank_info_sec1 = 0.606<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br/>{{color|#fc0|medium}} · [[List of Honduran departments by Human Development Index|6th of 18]]
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'''Comayagua''' is one of the 18 [[Departments of Honduras|departments]] ''(departamentos)'' into which the [[Central America]]n nation of [[Honduras]] is divided.
'''Comayagua''' ({{IPA|es|komaˈʝaɣwa}}) is one of the 18 [[Departments of Honduras|departments]] ''(departamentos)'' into which [[Honduras]] is divided. The departmental capital is [[Comayagua]].


==Geography==
The departmental capital is [[Comayagua]].
The department covers a total surface area of 5,124&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 511,943 people.


==Economy==
The department covers a total surface area of 5,196
km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 390,643 people.


Historically, the department produced [[gold]], [[copper]], [[cinnabar]], [[asbestos]], and [[silver]]. [[Gemstone|Gems]] were also mined, including [[opal]] and [[emerald]]. The area was also known for "fine" [[cattle]].<ref name=Baily>{{cite book|last=Baily|first=John|title=Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica|year=1850|publisher=Trelawney Saunders|location=London|pages=128–129|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7306/view/1/128/}}</ref>
==[[Municipalities of Honduras|Municipalities]]==


==Municipalities==
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
# [[Ajuterique]]
# [[Ajuterique]]
# [[Comayagua, Comayagua|Comayagua]]
# [[Comayagua]]
# [[El Rosario, Comayagua|El Rosario]]
# [[El Rosario, Comayagua|El Rosario]]
# [[Esquías]]
# [[Esquías]]
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# [[La Libertad, Comayagua|La Libertad]]
# [[La Libertad, Comayagua|La Libertad]]
# [[Lamaní]]
# [[Lamaní]]
# [[Las Lajas]]
# [[Las Lajas, Honduras|Las Lajas]]
# [[La Trinidad, Comayagua|La Trinidad]]
# [[La Trinidad, Comayagua|La Trinidad]]
# [[Lejamaní]]
# [[Lejamaní]]
# [[Meámbar]]
# [[Meámbar]]
# [[Minas de Oro]]
# [[Minas de Oro]]
# [[Ojos de Agua, Comayagua|Ojos de Agua]]
# [[Ojos de Agua, Honduras|Ojos de Agua]]
# [[San Jerónimo, Comayagua|San Jerónimo]]
# [[San Jerónimo, Comayagua|San Jerónimo]]
# [[San José de Comayagua]]
# [[San José de Comayagua]]
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# [[San Luis, Comayagua|San Luis]]
# [[San Luis, Comayagua|San Luis]]
# [[San Sebastián, Comayagua|San Sebastián]]
# [[San Sebastián, Comayagua|San Sebastián]]
# [[Siguatepeque, Comayagua|Siguatepeque]]
# [[Siguatepeque]]
# [[Taulabé]]
# [[Taulabé]]
# [[Villa de San Antonio]]
# [[Villa de San Antonio]]
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== Notes ==
{{Honduras}}
{{notelist}}


==References==
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{{Departments of Honduras}}

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Latest revision as of 00:42, 13 August 2024

Comayagua
department
Flag of Comayagua
Flag
Coordinates: 14°27′N 87°38′W / 14.450°N 87.633°W / 14.450; -87.633
Country Honduras
Municipalities21
Villages281
Founded28 June 1825[a]
SeatComayagua
Government
 • TypeDepartmental
 • GobernadorCarlos Aguiluz Madrid (2018-2022, PNH)
Area
 • Total
5,120 km2 (1,980 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
511,943
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)
 • Total$1.6 billion (2023)[2]
 • Per capita$2,400 (2023)
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar)
 • Total$3,3 billion (2023)
 • Per capita$5,100 (2023)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code
12101
ISO 3166 codeHN-CM
HDI (2021)0.606[3]
medium · 6th of 18
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[4]

Comayagua (Spanish pronunciation: [komaˈʝaɣwa]) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Comayagua.

Geography

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The department covers a total surface area of 5,124 km2 and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 511,943 people.

Economy

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Historically, the department produced gold, copper, cinnabar, asbestos, and silver. Gems were also mined, including opal and emerald. The area was also known for "fine" cattle.[5]

Municipalities

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  1. Ajuterique
  2. Comayagua
  3. El Rosario
  4. Esquías
  5. Humuya
  6. La Libertad
  7. Lamaní
  8. Las Lajas
  9. La Trinidad
  10. Lejamaní
  11. Meámbar
  12. Minas de Oro
  13. Ojos de Agua
  14. San Jerónimo
  15. San José de Comayagua
  16. San José del Potrero
  17. San Luis
  18. San Sebastián
  19. Siguatepeque
  20. Taulabé
  21. Villa de San Antonio

Notes

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  1. ^ Comayagua was one of the first 7 departments in which the national territory was divided in the first political division of Honduras in 1825.

References

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  1. ^ "GeoHive - Honduras extended". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ "TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "Consulta Base de datos INE en línea: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2013" [Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (in Spanish). El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. ^ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. pp. 128–129.


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