The Central American nation of Honduras is currently divided into 18 departments (departamentos). Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras. Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ... The word department has a number of meanings: It can mean an administrative sector of the government. ... This page lists presidents of Honduras. ...

Departments of Honduras

• Atlántida
  • department capital: La Ceiba
• Choluteca
  • department capital: Choluteca
• Colón
  • department capital: Trujillo
• Comayagua
  • department capital: Comayagua
• Copán
  • department capital: Santa Rosa de Copán; also includes the Pre-Columbian ruins of Copán
• Cortés
  • department capital: San Pedro Sula; also includes ports of Puerto Cortés and Omoa
• El Paraíso
  • department capital: Yuscarán
• Francisco Morazán
  • department capital: Tegucigalpa (also the national capital)
• Gracias a Dios
  • department capital: Puerto Lempira
• Intibucá
  • department capital: La Esperanza
• Islas de la Bahía (Bay Islands)
  • department capital: Roatán
• La Paz
  • department capital: La Paz
• Lempira
  • department capital: Gracias
• Ocotepeque
  • department capital: Nueva Octopeque
• Olancho
  • department capital: Juticalpa
• Santa Bárbara
  • department capital: Santa Bárbara
• Valle
  • department capital: Nacaome
• Yoro
  • department capital: Yoro

Atlántida is a department in the north of the nation of Honduras, Central America. ... La Ceiba is the third largest city of Honduras, containing about 250,000 people. ... Choluteca is one of the 18 departaments (departamentos) into which the Honduras is divided. ... Choluteca is the regional center of southern Honduras. ... Colón is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Trujillo is a city in northeastern Honduras. ... Comayagua is one of the 18 departaments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Comayagua is a town in Honduras, some 80 km northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula at 14. ... Copán is a department in the west of the nation of Honduras. ... Santa Rosa de Copán is a town in Honduras set on a hill and with cobbled streets. ... The term Pre-Columbian is used to refer to the cultures of the New World in the era before significant European influence. ... The Pre-Columbian city now known as Copán is a locale in extreme western Honduras, in the Copán Department, near to the Guatemalan border. ... Cortés is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... The cathedral The municipal palace San Pedro Sula is a city in the nation of Honduras. ... Puerto Cortés is a city in the Cortés department of Honduras. ... Omoa is a town in the Cortés department of Honduras, on the Caribbean Sea coast, to the west of Puerto Cortés. ... El Paraíso is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Yuscarán is the capital of the El Paraíso department of Honduras. ... Francisco Morazán is one of the departments of Honduras. ... Presidential Palace Replica of Pre-Columbian Temple Pyramid in Park Tegucigalpa, population 897,000 (1997), is the capital of Honduras and the republics largest city. ... Gracias a Dios (Spanish: Thanks to God) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Puerto Lempira is the capital of the Gracias a Dios department of Honduras. ... Intibucá is a department in Honduras. ... La Esperanza is the capital city of the Intibucá department of Honduras. ... Islas de la Bahía (Bay Islands) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Roatán, located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja, is the largest of Honduras Bay Islands. ... La Paz is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... La Pazis the capital city of the La Paz Department of Honduras. ... Lempira is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Graciasis the capital city of the Lempira department of Honduras. ... Ocotepeque is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Nueva Octopeque is the capital city of the Ocotepeque department of Honduras. ... Olancho is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Juticalpa is the capital of Olancho Department in Honduras. ... Santa Bárbara is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Santa Bárbara is the capital city of the Santa Bárbara department of Honduras. ... Valle is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Nacaome is the capital city of the Valle department of Honduras. ... Yoro is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Yoro is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ...

Evolution of Honduras's territorial organization

1825: The constitutional congress convened in that year orders that the state be divided into seven departments: Comayagua, Santa Bárbara, Tegucigalpa, Choluteca, Yoro, Olancho, and Gracias (later renamed Lempira). 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

1834: An extraordinary constitutional assembly reduces the number of departments to four: this attempt fails to prosper, and the 1825 division remains in force. 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

1869: Congress orders the creation of the departments of La Paz (broken away from Comayagua), El Paraíso (from Tegucigalpa and Olancho), Copán (from Gracias), and La Mosquitia (from Yoro). 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1872: A department called Victoria is ordered to be split from Choluteca, but this never comes into effect. Islas de la Bahía department is founded (the islands were ceded to Honduras by the United Kingdom in 1860). 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

1881: Parts of Yoro and La Mosquitia are separated to form Colón department. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

1883: Intibucá department is formed from sections of La Paz and Gracias. 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

1893: Valle department (split from Choluteca) and Cortés department (split from Santa Bárbara) are created. 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

1902: Parts of Yoro and Colón are taken to form the new department of Atlántida. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

1906: Ocotepeque department is created by dividing the territory of Copán. 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

1957: Colón is divided in two to create Gracias a Dios department. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Honduras
• List of places in Honduras