Comayagua Department

Comayagua
Department
Coordinates: 14°27′N 87°38′W / 14.450°N 87.633°W / 14.450; -87.633Coordinates: 14°27′N 87°38′W / 14.450°N 87.633°W / 14.450; -87.633
Country  Honduras
Municipalities 21
Villages 281
Founded 28 June 1825[lower-alpha 1]
Seat Comayagua
Government
 • Type Departmental
 • Gobernador Carlos Aguiluz Madrid (2018-2022, PNH)
Area
 • Total 5,120 km2 (1,980 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
 • Total 511,943
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code 12101
ISO 3166 code HN-CM
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[2]

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 km² 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.[3]

Municipalities

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 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. pp. 128–129.
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