San Pedro Sula "Usula (Valley of Birds)"
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Nickname: La Capital Industrial
San Pedro Sula
Coordinates: 15°30′0″N 88°01′60″W / 15.5, -88.03333
Country	Honduras
Department	Cortés
Foundation	June 1536
Government
- Alcalde (Mayor)	Rodolfo Padilla Sunseri
Area
- Urban	136 km² (52.5 sq mi)
Population (1999)
- City	898,000
- Density	2,427.7/km² (6,287.7/sq mi)
- Metro	1,187,000

Catedral Metropolitana

San Pedro Sula is a city in the Central American Republic of Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula (Sula Valley), about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With an estimated population of 900,000 people (2006 estimate) in its metro area, it is the second largest city in the country behind the capital Tegucigalpa, and is considered the industrial center^[1] of Honduras. It is the capital of the Cortés department. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1124 KB) Palacio Municipal, San Pedro Sula, February 2006, Photo Credit: Steven Craig User:sbc916 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Image File history File links Hn-sps. ... // A nickname is a name of an entity or thing that is not its proper name. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 785 KB) Catedral Metropolitana, San Pedro Sula, February 2006, Photo Credit: Steven Craig - User:sbc916 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 785 KB) Catedral Metropolitana, San Pedro Sula, February 2006, Photo Credit: Steven Craig - User:sbc916 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Aerial view of Puerto Cortés, the bay area is on the right and the lagoon on the top Puerto Cortés is a city in the Cortés department of Honduras. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea (pronounced or ) is a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere, part of the Atlantic Ocean, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tegucigalpa IPA: (Tegus for short), population 1,200,000 (2006) (metro area), is the capital of Honduras (together with Comayagüela), and the countrys largest city. ... Cortés is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ...

San Pedro Sula is known as the Industrial Capital of Honduras, due to the many factories, plantations, and businesses concentrated around the city. It is also known and recognized by its large Palestinian immigrant population. The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...

The city has a museum of archeology and history, which includes both Pre-Columbian artifacts and expositions detailing the evolution of the city. The cigar making business is important here, as are garment assembly plants, known as maquiladoras. Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) is one of the most important, perhaps the best airport in Honduras due to its local and international connections. Real C.D. España is their best known football team while Club Deportivo Marathón is the most popular team in this city^{[citation needed]}. San Pedro Sula is the only city in the country to have two official stadiums Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, Estadio Francisco Morazan and a small unofficial stadium (Yankel Rosenthal). For other uses, see Museum (disambiguation). ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... For other uses, see History (disambiguation). ... The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents. ... For other uses, see Cigar (disambiguation). ... A maquiladora (or maquila) is a factory, that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing. ... La Mesa International Airport (IATA airport code: SAP) is an international airport located in the town of La Mesa, Costa Rica, near San Pedro Sula which is served by this airport. ... Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply El España is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in the first division in San Pedro Sula, Cortés department, Honduras. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Club Deportivo Marathón is a Honduran football club which currently plays in Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Cortés. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano. ... Estadio Francisco Morazan is a stadium located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. ...

History

San Pedro Sula was founded on June 27, 1536, by Pedro de Alvarado with the name Villa de San Pedro de Puerto Caballos, close to the town of Choloma. There were around 18 towns populated by indigenous people in the valley at the time. The indigenous people were forced to labor for the Spanish Conquistadors under a system of peonage known as repartimiento. Early descriptions of the landscape indicate abundant swampland and dense tropical forests, with little land good for agriculture or cattle raising. The city's name became San Pedro Sula in the 18th century, after several changes. The "Sula" part of its name comes from the Minas de Sula, gold mines located to the west of the village of Naco. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1536 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (Badajoz, c. ... Choloma is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. ... Conquistador (Spanish: kōn-kē-stŏ-dōr) (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement... The Repartimiento de Mercancias was a colonial labor system imposed upon the indigenous population of Spanish America. ...

For the first few years of its history, San Pedro was the colonial mint, where gold, found to the west in the Naco, Sula, and Quimistan valleys, had to be brought to smelt, and where the Spanish Crown collected a fifth of the value of the gold. The mint was moved to Gracias a Dios, and ultimately Comayagua in the 1550s. Gracias a Dios (Spanish: Thanks to God) is one of the 18 departments (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. ...

French, English, and Dutch pirates raided and sacked the city, prompting the Spaniards to move the city to its current location along the Chamelecon River. San Pedro languished to a neglected backwater, with few Spanish settlers. New settlers were not attracted to the city, preferring the higher, drier valleys inland with more farmland and gold mines. At the same time, lax Spanish control spurred illicit trade in alcohol from the Caribbean islands, such as Cuba. Pirates may refer to: A group of people committing any of these activities: Piracy at sea or on a river/lake. ...

The city grew slowly from about 800 residents in 1590, to almost 10,000 by the 1890s, but most of this population growth took place in the 19th century. In the mid 1920s, it grew from 10,000 to 100,000 people, following a boom in banana plantations in the region. Today, the city's metropolitan area has almost 1 million habitants and continues to expand. The building of a rail line between San Pedro and the coast, connecting the banana plantations to the ports of Tela and Puerto Cortes, as well as heavy investment from the local Palestinian businessmen, spurred development of San Pedro as an industrial city. San Pedro Sula was officially recognized as a city by the Congress of Honduras on October 8, 1902. Bold text{| align=right cellpadding=3 id=toc style=margin-left: 15px; |- | align=center colspan=2 | Years: 1587 1588 1589 - 1590 - 1591 1592 1593 |-vdsf gno[gldw[pvkijxaiamknn csogfhbvdowkhbfkqhjkhrjkhwgfhbjkpnkfokfgok3pkpk9pjhkt9erktyujkip9kijker9thhrkg9hkitr9gtkih9t0ykltk[u0jo0iey9uhyit90ertyhige9rity9riyh9ujirtyuhjnh-4e9tyigh9thiuy0h8tyh34tu8uy8u8u8u8rtu5y8ru8thu0tru0ut0rhutuh0trhu0hseogtrhr8uyhju8t89er9te9r8fy8shit ass dick bitch fuck | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s |- | align=center | Centuries... Tela is a municipality which contains the town (or aldea in Spanish) of Tela on the northern Caribbean coast of the Atlántida department of Honduras. ... Puerto Cortés is a city in the Cortés department of Honduras. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Places of interest

Museums

San Pedro Sula has three main museums.

• Museo de Arqueología e Historia
• Museo de la Naturaleza
• Planetario Infantil

The Museo de Antropología e Historia is licensed by the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History to house archaeological and historical collections, which by law belong to the people of Honduras. The ground floor of the museum is devoted to the history of Honduras, and San Pedro Sula in particular. The upper floor exhibits are about the prehistory of the valley where San Pedro is located. The Museum has a research library with information related to the history of Honduras. The museum director is Teresa de Pastor.

The second museum has to do with the flora and fauna surrounding the city. This museum houses several insects species, as well as books about the nature and the animals found in the Merendon mountains. This museum is directed by Gladys Fasquelle de Pastor.

The planetarium is an astronomy museum. It shows the night sky as seen from San Pedro Sula, while also providing information about the solar system, constellations, and a small space exhibit.

Malls

• City Mall Circunvalación
• Multiplaza
• Megaplaza
• Metroplaza
• Nova Prisa
• City Mall Palenque (under construction)
• Galerias del Valle (under construction)

Main city attractions

Central Park

In the downtown area; it contains a small Gazebo, marking the spot where the city was founded.

Zona de Armenta

The Zona de Armenta is a cold-water river that comes from Mount Merendon.

AGAS

The Asociación de Ganaderos y Agricultores de Sula (Agriculture and Livestock Association of Sula) or AGAS, has main offices and a campus for social events.

Expocentro

The local fairgrounds for Feria Juaniana, expocentro has 2 modern exhibition halls a grounds for amusement parks that are easily accessible and used all year long for any large social public event

Mercado Guamilito

Venders sell crafts, pottery, souvenirs, flowers and local Honduran food.

Theaters

The Francisco Saybe Theatre

Centro Cultural Sampedrano

Water parks

• Wonderland
• Zizima Eco Water Park

Division

San Pedro Sula is divided in neighborhoods and named residential developments or subdivisions.

Neighborhoods

Educational institutions

Colleges and universities

• Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana (UNITEC)
• Universidad de San Pedro Sula
• Universidad Tecnológica Hondureña
• Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras del Valle de Sula
• Universidad Cristiana de Honduras
• Universidad Catolica de Honduras
• The American University of San Pedro Sula

Primary and secondary schools

• MountView Academy
• Academia Sagrado Corazón
• Albert Einstein International School of San Pedro Sula [1]
• Agape Christian Academy
• Escuela Bilingue Metropolitana
• Escuela Bilingue Real Americana
• [[2]]Escuela Happy Days And Freedom Highschool
• Escuela Internacional Sampedrana
• Escuela Sagrado Corazon De Jesus
• EuropaSchule
• Centro Cultural Sampedrano
• Centro Tecnico Hondureño Aleman
• Escuela Happy New Dawn
• Escuela Bilingue Our Second Home & St. Joseph Institute
• Escuela Catolica San Vicente De Paul
• New Horizon School
• Escuela Episcopal El Buen Pastor
• Instituto Tecnico Morazan
• Instituto Experimental La Salle
• Infop
• Instituto Departamental 15 De Septiembre
• Instituto Debe Y Haber
• Instituto Educacional Adventista
• Instituto Felipe Zelaya
• Instituto Liceo Sampedrano
• Instituto Tecnologico del Norte I.T.N
• Instituto Tecnológico Sampedrano I.T.S (Nuevas instalaciones)EL MEJOR
• Instituto Maria Auxiliadora
• Instituto Oficial 1ro De Mayo De 1954
• Instituto Ovidio Decroly
• Instituto: Jose Trinidad Reyes
• Instituto Bilingue Valle De Sula (bilingual school, kindergarten to high school education)
• Kiddy Kat-Morazzanni
• Liceo Sampedrano
• Liceo Militar Del Norte
• Liceo Bilingüe Centroamericano
• Maria Auxiliadora
• Saint Peter's Academy
• San Vicente De Paul
• Sociedad Educativa de Rendimiento y Aprendizaje del Niño (SERAN)
• St. Thomas Parroqial
• Instituto Bilingue Valle de Sula
• Intituto Departamental Evangelico Centroamericano I.D.E.C

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Soccer

San Pedro Sula has two stadiums and two local teams.

The first stadium is the Francisco Morazan stadium. This stadium is located in the heart of the city and can hold up to 18,000 people. The growing population demanded a greater stadium which lead to the building of the Olympic Stadium. The Olympic stadium is to this date the most widely used stadium. The Olympic stadium can hold up to 40,000 people when full.

Marathon

Club Deportivo Marathon, as it is officially known, is more commonly known as just Marathon. The team's colors are red, white and green. Club Deportivo Marathón is a Honduran football club which currently plays in Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Cortés. ...

Real España

The team holds black and yellow as colors. It has won the national championship nine times. Real Club Deportivo España is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in the first division in San Pedro Sula, Cortés department, Honduras. ...

Tourism

San Pedro Sula is not much of a tourism attraction, but it serves as a destination for those able to travel to nearby Roatan, Utila, Maya ruins of Copan and La Ceiba. The city is served by Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport; airport code SAP. The airport is conveniently located about 15 minutes from the city's center and serves North-Western Honduras through several domestic and international air companies, such as: Continental, American, Delta, COPA, Spirit Airlines, Aeromexico and TACA which link the city with San Salvador, Mexico City, Panama City, Guatemala City, San José, Managua, Atlanta, Houston, Newark, Miami, and New York City. Roatán, located between the islands of Utila and Guanaja, is the largest of Honduras Bay Islands. ... Útila is the second largest of Hondurass Bay Islands after Roatan. ... La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras, Central America on the Caribbean Sea. ... Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport or La Mesa International Airport (IATA: SAP, ICAO: MHLM) is located 11 km from the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. ... Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is a U.S. certificated air carrier. ... Delta Air Lines, Inc. ... Copa Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Panama, based in Panama City, Panama. ... Spirit Airlines is a United States low-cost airline operating nationwide scheduled and charter flights. ... Aerom xico, is one of Mexicos two major airline companies. ... Grupo Taca is the flag carrier of El Salvador, comprised of a group of five combined Central American airlines. ... For other uses, see San Salvador (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Location of Mexico City Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... This article is about the capital city of Panama. ... Guatemala City (in full, La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Guatemala. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Province Canton San José Canton Founded circa. ... This article is about the capital city of Nicaragua. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Houston redirects here. ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]  - Total 26. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Churches

• Seventh-day Adventist Church

References

External links

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