Tegucigalpa, population 897,000 (1997), is the capital of Honduras and the republic's largest city. The city is located in a valley of the same name at an elevation of 3,250 feet. The name is derived from the amerindian "Tekut Xiuatl Pan" meaning 'Silver Mountain'. Tegucigalpa is also the capital of Honduras' Francisco Morazán Department.
The city's industries include textiles, sugar, and cigarettes. Tegucigalpa was founded in the 16th century, and was a center of silver and gold mining. The capital of the independent Republic of Honduras switched back and forth between Tegucigalpa and Comayagua until it was permanently settled at Tegucigalpa in 1880. The National Autonomous University of Honduras was established here in 1847. The National Museum here has a notable collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts. In the 1930s the town of Comayagüela (on the other side of the Choluteca River from central Tegucigalpa) was incorporated into the city.
Tegucigalpa (Tegus for short), population 1,682,725 (2006) (metro area), is the capital of Honduras and the republic's largest city.
Tegucigalpa was founded under the name of "Real Villa de San Miguel de Tegucigalpa de Heredia" on September 29th, 1578 on top of an existing indigenous settlement.
It is said that the society of Comayagua, the long time colonial capital of Honduras, was publicly disliked by the wife of President Marco Aurelio Soto, who took revenge by moving the capital of the republic to Tegucigalpa.
Honduras declared independence from Spain the 15th of September 1821 with the rest of the Central America provinces, in 1822 the Central American State anexed to the newly declared Mexican Empire of Iturbide.
Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea on the north coast and the Pacific Ocean on the south through the Gulf of Fonseca.
Asians in Honduras are mostly of Chinese and Japanese descent.
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