Comayagua Department

Comayagua
department
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Coordinates: 14°27′N 87°38′W
Country	Honduras
Municipalities	21
Villages	281
Founded	28 June 1825[a]
Seat	Comayagua
Government
• Type	Departmental
• Gobernador	Carlos Aguiluz Madrid (2018-2022, PNH)
Area
• Total	5,120 km^2 (1,980 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	511,943
• Density	100/km^2 (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 zone	UTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code	12101
ISO 3166 code	HN-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

The department covers a total surface area of 5,124 km^2 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.[5]

Municipalities

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

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

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.