Comayagua Department

Coordinates: 14°27′N 87°38′W / 14.450°N 87.633°W / 14.450; -87.633
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Comayagua
Flag of Comayagua
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
 • Total5,120 km2 (1,980 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total511,943
 • 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[edit]

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

Economy[edit]

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[edit]

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  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.