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| established_date = 1825 |
| established_date = 26 June 1825 |
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| seat = [[Comayagua]] |
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| government_type = [[Department (country subdivision)|Departmental]] |
| government_type = [[Department (country subdivision)|Departmental]] |
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| leader_title = Gobernador |
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| leader_name = Carlos Aguiluz Madrid (2018-2022, [[National Party of Honduras|PNH]]) |
| leader_name = Carlos Aguiluz Madrid (2018-2022, [[National Party of Honduras|PNH]]) |
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| iso_code = HN-CM |
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| footnotes = Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013<ref name="INE">{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gob.hn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=220 |title=Consulta Base de datos INE en línea: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2013 |trans-title=Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013 |language=es |date=1 August 2018 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) |publisher=El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) |access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:46, 13 September 2018
Comayagua | |
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Department | |
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| Coordinates: 14°27′N 87°38′W / 14.450°N 87.633°W | |
| Country |  Honduras |
| Municipalities | 21 |
| Villages | 281 |
| Founded | 26 June 1825 |
| Seat | Comayagua |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
| • Gobernador | Carlos Aguiluz Madrid (2018-2022, PNH) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,120 km2 (1,980 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 511,943 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 12101 |
| ISO 3166 code | HN-CM |
| Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[2] | |
Comayagua (Spanish pronunciation: [komaˈʝaɣwa]) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Comayagua.
Geography
The department covers a total surface area of 5,124 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 511,943 people.
Economy
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.[3]
References
- ^ "GeoHive - Honduras extended". Retrieved 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "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.
- ^ 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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