Cities in Honduras Honduras is administratively divided into 18 departments , which are subdivided into 298 municipalities (Spanish : municipios local government . Each municipality has its own elected mayor as opposed to the appointed governors of departments. For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into 3731 aldeas , and those into 27969 caserios .[ 1] caserios are subdivided into 3336 barrios or colonias .
List of municipalities Departmental Capital
National Capital and Departmental Capital
Name Department Population[ 2] [ 3] Population[ 4] Change Land area2 )[ 5] Population density Founding Date[ 3] Arizona Atlántida 23,714 20,670 +14.7% 568.8 2 1990 El Porvenir Atlántida 21,854 15,444 +41.5% 280.3 2 1898 Esparta Atlántida 14,559 17,614 −17.3% 398.1 2 1902 Jutiapa Atlántida 34,224 30,226 +13.2% 533.8 2 1906 La Ceiba † Atlántida 197,267 140,931 +40.0% 636.4 2 1877 La Masica Atlántida 29,427 25,509 +15.4% 471.0 2 1922 San Francisco Atlántida 14,559 11,206 +29.9% 284.3 2 1903 Tela Atlántida 96,758 82,499 +17.3% 1,196.4 2 1524 Apacilagua Choluteca 9,065 9,642 −6.0% 213.1 2 1831 Choluteca † Choluteca 152,519 134,452 +13.4% 1,069.1 2 1535 Concepción de María Choluteca 26,875 25,054 +7.3% 156.8 2 1852 Duyure Choluteca 3,519 2,945 +19.5% 105.5 2 1895 El Corpus Choluteca 24,646 22,213 +11.0% 242.2 2 1827 El Triunfo Choluteca 43,670 36,705 +19.0% 301.5 2 1887 Marcovia Choluteca 45,639 42,671 +7.0% 482.3 2 1882 Morolica Choluteca 5,000 5,392 −7.3% 281.3 2 1843 Namasigüe Choluteca 30,056 25,606 +17.4% 200.9 2 1887 Orocuina Choluteca 18,315 16,508 +10.9% 124.6 2 1646 Pespire Choluteca 23,913 24,734 −3.3% 337.7 2 1929 San Antonio de Flores Choluteca 5,445 5,695 −4.4% 54.0 2 1881 San Isidro Choluteca 3,690 3,384 +9.0% 70.3 2 1876 San José Choluteca 4,300 3,406 +26.2% 62.3 2 1861 San Marcos de Colón Choluteca 26,494 21,643 +22.4% 582.8 2 1824 Santa Ana de Yusguare Choluteca 14,474 10,755 +34.6% 74.3 2 1791 Balfate Colón 13,103 11,677 +12.2% 332.3 2 1881 Bonito Oriental Colón 28,427 24,801 +14.6% 467.5 2 1987 Iriona Colón 20,730 18,585 +11.5% 3,986.9 2 1892 Limón Colón 13,742 9,889 +39.0% 598.0 2 1917 Sabá Colón 29,561 21,900 +35.0% 344.0 2 1959 Santa Fe Colón 5,428 7,000 −22.5% 195.5 2 1881 Santa Rosa de Aguán Colón 5,376 4,929 +9.1% 130.5 2 1892 Sonaguera Colón 43,152 37,448 +15.2% 388.9 2 1887 Tocoa Colón 89,849 61,370 +46.4% 848.1 2 1882 Trujillo † Colón 60,558 49,109 +23.3% 957.1 2 1525 Ajuterique Comayagua 11,356 9,113 +24.6% Comayagua † Comayagua 144,785 96,450 +50.1% El Rosario Comayagua 28,842 20,883 +38.1% Esquías Comayagua 20,519 14,916 +37.6% Humuya Comayagua 1,319 1,082 +21.9% La Libertad Comayagua 25,891 18,542 +39.6% Lamaní Comayagua 7,009 5,091 +37.7% Las Lajas Comayagua 14,311 9,011 +58.8% La Trinidad Comayagua 4,515 3,659 +23.4% Lejamaní Comayagua 5,680 4,248 +33.7% Meámbar Comayagua 12,522 10,422 +20.1% Minas de Oro Comayagua 13,128 10,801 +21.5% Ojos de Agua Comayagua 10,341 8,934 +15.7% San Jerónimo Comayagua 20,979 15,547 +34.9% San José de Comayagua Comayagua 7,797 6,085 +28.1% San José del Potrero Comayagua 6,708 5,424 +23.7% San Luis Comayagua 11,102 7,720 +43.8% San Sebastián Comayagua 3,649 2,753 +32.5% Siguatepeque Comayagua 95,121 64,704 +47.0% Taulabe Comayagua 24,235 19,958 +21.4% Villa de San Antonio Comayagua 23,658 17,538 +34.9% Cabañas Copán 13,727 9,818 +39.8% Concepción Copán 7,720 5,625 +37.2% Copán Ruinas Copán 38,109 30,703 +24.1% Corquín Copán 16,402 10,936 +50.0% Cucuyagua Copán 16,073 11,834 +35.8% Dolores Copán 6,420 5,006 +28.2% Dulce Nombre Copán 5,671 4,807 +18.0% El Paraíso Copán 19,882 18,397 +8.1% Florida Copán 28,331 26,703 +6.1% La Jigua Copán 9,288 7,915 +17.3% La Unión Copán 16,007 11,536 +38.8% Nueva Arcadia Copán 40,350 30,136 +33.9% San Agustín Copán 5,498 3,659 +50.3% San Antonio Copán 9,739 9,670 +0.7% San Jerónimo Copán 5,020 4,555 +10.2% San José Copán 6,975 5,397 +29.2% San Juan de Opoa Copán 9,620 7,849 +22.6% San Nicolás Copán 7,553 6,017 +25.5% San Pedro Copán 7,540 5,168 +45.9% Santa Rita Copán 29,927 24,157 +23.9% Santa Rosa de Copán † Copán 61,083 40,309 +51.5% Trinidad de Copán Copán 6,865 5,817 +18.0% Veracruz Copán 3,259 2,752 +18.4% Choloma Cortés 231,668 176,789 +31.0% La Lima Cortés 71,910 62,443 +15.2% Omoa Cortés 45,179 33,559 +34.6% Pimienta Cortés 18,557 13,127 +41.4% Potrerillos Cortés 23,678 18,945 +25.0% Puerto Cortés Cortés 122,426 103,033 +18.8% San Antonio de Cortés Cortés 22,135 19,969 +10.8% San Francisco de Yojoa Cortés 21,955 15,098 +45.4% San Manuel Cortés 53,083 34,320 +54.7% San Pedro Sula † Cortés 719,064 567,713 +26.7% Santa Cruz de Yojoa Cortés 82,760 65,901 +25.6% Villanueva Cortés 149,977 91,613 +63.7% Alauca El Paraíso 9,109 NA Danlí El Paraíso 195,916 145,024 +35.1% El Paraíso El Paraíso 44,770 NA Güinope El Paraíso 8,510 NA Jacaleapa El Paraíso 3,966 NA Liure El Paraíso 10,654 NA Morocelí El Paraíso 16,579 NA Oropolí El Paraíso 5,931 NA Potrerillos El Paraíso 4,242 NA San Antonio de Flores El Paraíso 5,564 NA San Lucas El Paraíso 7,712 NA San Matías El Paraíso 5,040 NA Soledad El Paraíso 9,350 NA Teupasenti El Paraíso 41,683 NA Texiguat El Paraíso 8,727 NA Trojes El Paraíso 47,294 NA Vado Ancho El Paraíso 3,981 NA Yauyupe El Paraíso 1,335 NA Yuscarán † El Paraíso 14,144 12,209 +15.8% Alubarén Francisco Morazán 5,532 NA Cedros Francisco Morazán 24,305 NA Curarén Francisco Morazán 20,335 NA Distrito Central ‡ Francisco Morazán 1,157,509 906,129 +27.7% 580 2 El Porvenir Francisco Morazán 20,149 NA Guaimaca Francisco Morazán 28,076 NA La Libertad Francisco Morazán 2,789 NA La Venta Francisco Morazán 6,173 NA Lepaterique Francisco Morazán 19,807 NA Maraita Francisco Morazán 6,689 NA Marale Francisco Morazán 9,132 NA Nueva Armenia Francisco Morazán 3,515 NA Ojojona Francisco Morazán 10,457 NA Orica Francisco Morazán 13,815 NA Reitoca Francisco Morazán 10,649 NA Sabanagrande Francisco Morazán 20,496 NA San Antonio de Oriente Francisco Morazán 15,006 NA San Buenaventura Francisco Morazán 2,780 NA San Ignacio Francisco Morazán 8,796 NA San Juan de Flores Francisco Morazán 15,354 NA San Miguelito Francisco Morazán 1,910 NA Santa Ana Francisco Morazán 16,009 NA Santa Lucía Francisco Morazán 11,906 NA Talanga Francisco Morazán 34,997 NA Tatumbla Francisco Morazán 7,197 NA Vallecillo Francisco Morazán 8,337 NA Valle de Ángeles Francisco Morazán 16,678 NA Villa de San Francisco Francisco Morazán 10,508 NA Ahuas Gracias a Dios 8,095 NA Brus Laguna Gracias a Dios 12,720 NA Juan Francisco Bulnes Gracias a Dios 6,392 NA Puerto Lempira † Gracias a Dios 47,528 NA Villeda Morales Gracias a Dios 10,314 NA Wampusirpi Gracias a Dios 5,746 NA Camasca Intibucá 6,781 NA Colomoncagua Intibucá 18,214 NA Concepción Intibucá 9,905 NA Dolores Intibucá 5,140 NA Intibucá Intibucá 56,017 NA Jesús de Otoro Intibucá 28,301 NA La Esperanza † Intibucá 11,631 7,817 +48.8% Magdalena Intibucá 4,361 NA Masaguara Intibucá 15,892 NA San Antonio Intibucá 5,492 NA San Francisco de Opalaca Intibucá 10,743 NA San Isidro Intibucá 4,387 NA San Juan Intibucá 13,405 NA San Marcos de la Sierra Intibucá 8,653 NA San Miguelito Intibucá 7,368 NA Santa Lucía Intibucá 5,239 NA Yamaranguila Intibucá 21,025 NA Guanaja Bay Islands 5,445 NA José Santos Guardiola Bay Islands 11,334 NA Roatán † Bay Islands 41,831 NA Utila Bay Islands 3,947 NA Aguanqueterique La Paz 4,738 NA Cabañas La Paz 3,253 NA Cane La Paz 3,592 NA Chinacla La Paz 7,836 NA Guajiquiro La Paz 14,616 NA La Paz La Paz 43,980 NA Lauterique La Paz 2,986 NA Marcala La Paz 28,614 NA Mercedes de Oriente La Paz 1,087 NA Opatoro La Paz 7,408 NA San Antonio del Norte La Paz 2,725 NA San José La Paz 8,928 NA San Juan La Paz 2,447 NA San Pedro de Tutule La Paz 6,939 NA Santa Ana La Paz 11,777 NA Santa Elena La Paz 12,162 NA Santa María La Paz 10,812 NA Santiago de Puringla La Paz 16,182 NA Yarula La Paz 8,844 NA Belén Lempira 6,801 NA Candelaria Lempira 6,772 NA Cololaca Lempira 8,532 NA Erandique Lempira 15,242 NA Gracias † Lempira 47,622 32,151 +48.1% Gualcince Lempira 11,295 NA Guarita Lempira 8,378 NA La Campa Lempira 6,515 NA La Iguala Lempira 25,491 NA Las Flores Lempira 9,512 NA La Unión Lempira 12,526 NA La Virtud Lempira 6,583 NA Lepaera Lempira 36,720 NA Mapulaca Lempira 4,261 NA Piraera Lempira 13,758 NA San Andrés Lempira 13,151 NA San Francisco Lempira 9,017 NA San Juan Guarita Lempira 2,650 NA San Manuel Colohete Lempira 14,063 NA San Marcos de Caiquín Lempira 5,571 NA San Rafael Lempira 13,410 NA San Sebastián Lempira 10,453 NA Santa Cruz Lempira 6,770 NA Talgua Lempira 10,420 NA Tambla Lempira 3,089 NA Tomalá Lempira 6,335 NA Valladolid Lempira 3,696 NA Virginia Lempira 2,548 NA Belén Gualcho Ocotepeque 15,438 NA Concepción Ocotepeque 5,074 NA Dolores Merendón Ocotepeque 3,742 NA Fraternidad Ocotepeque 4,890 NA La Encarnación Ocotepeque 4,961 NA La Labor Ocotepeque 9,515 NA Lucerna Ocotepeque 5,861 NA Mercedes Ocotepeque 7,226 NA Ocotepeque † Ocotepeque 23,096 17,441 +32.4% San Fernando Ocotepeque 6,948 NA San Francisco del Valle Ocotepeque 9,625 NA San Jorge Ocotepeque 5,037 NA San Marcos Ocotepeque 19,978 NA Santa Fe Ocotepeque 4,851 NA Sensenti Ocotepeque 11,453 NA Sinuapa Ocotepeque 8,735 NA Campamento Olancho 19,832 NA Catacamas Olancho 117,493 NA Concordia Olancho 8,188 NA Dulce Nombre de Culmí Olancho 29,947 NA El Rosario Olancho 4,224 NA Esquipulas del Norte Olancho 10,138 NA Gualaco Olancho 21,863 NA Guarizama Olancho 7,769 NA Guata Olancho 11,784 NA Guayape Olancho 12,671 NA Jano Olancho 4,553 NA Juticalpa † Olancho 124,828 93,726 +33.2% La Unión Olancho 7,691 NA Mangulile Olancho 9,411 NA Manto Olancho 11,518 NA Patuca Olancho 26,668 NA Salamá Olancho 7,542 NA San Esteban Olancho 25,572 NA San Francisco de Becerra Olancho 9,475 NA San Francisco de la Paz Olancho 19,216 NA Santa María del Real Olancho 10,636 NA Silca Olancho 7,930 NA Yocón Olancho 11,812 NA Arada Santa Bárbara 9,622 NA Atima Santa Bárbara 17,648 NA Azacualpa Santa Bárbara 20,210 NA Ceguaca Santa Bárbara 4,948 NA Chinda Santa Bárbara 4,702 NA Concepción del Norte Santa Bárbara 8,989 NA Concepción del Sur Santa Bárbara 5,486 NA El Níspero Santa Bárbara 8,109 NA Gualala Santa Bárbara 5,191 NA Ilama Santa Bárbara 9,058 NA Las Vegas Santa Bárbara 23,980 NA Macuelizo Santa Bárbara 34,401 NA Naranjito Santa Bárbara 11,901 NA Nueva Frontera Santa Bárbara 13,069 NA Nuevo Celilac Santa Bárbara 8,086 NA Petoa Santa Bárbara 12,135 NA Protección Santa Bárbara 16,374 NA Quimistán Santa Bárbara 47,993 NA San Francisco de Ojuera Santa Bárbara 7,000 NA San José de Colinas Santa Bárbara 18,791 NA San Luis Santa Bárbara 24,606 NA San Marcos Santa Bárbara 15,229 NA San Nicolás Santa Bárbara 14,368 NA San Pedro Zacapa Santa Bárbara 10,535 NA Santa Bárbara † Santa Bárbara 41,736 30,263 +37.9% Santa Rita Santa Bárbara 3,975 NA San Vicente Centenario Santa Bárbara 3,601 NA Trinidad Santa Bárbara 19,593 NA Alianza Valle 7,491 NA Amapala Valle 12,250 NA Aramecina Valle 7,173 NA Caridad Valle 3,927 NA Goascorán Valle 14,342 NA Langue Valle 20,944 NA Nacaome † Valle 57,345 50,580 +13.4% San Francisco de Coray Valle 9,742 NA San Lorenzo Valle 41,297 NA Arenal Yoro 5,949 5,139 +15.8% 169.3 2 1848 El Negrito Yoro 45,363 37,095 +22.3% 514.2 2 1843 El Progreso Yoro 188,366 157,188 +19.8% 536.7 2 1850 Jocón Yoro 9,591 7,743 +23.9% 345.8 2 1791 Morazán Yoro 40,402 34,052 +18.6% 518.3 2 1843 Olanchito Yoro 104,609 83,749 +24.9% 2,028.2 2 1530 Santa Rita Yoro 20,301 18,666 +8.8% 149.0 2 1684 Sulaco Yoro 17,509 13,858 +26.3% 236.7 2 1654 Victoria Yoro 33,019 26,678 +23.8% 795.8 2 1896 Yorito Yoro 18,823 13,412 +40.3% 209.1 2 1889 Yoro † Yoro 86,665 67,834 +27.8% 2,277.2 2 1852 Honduras 8,303,771 6,535,344 +27.1% 2
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Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras
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