La Paz Department (Honduras)
| La Paz Department Departamento de La Paz | |
|---|---|
| Departmento | |
 Location of La Paz in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 14°20′N 87°41′W / 14.333°N 87.683°WCoordinates: 14°20′N 87°41′W / 14.333°N 87.683°W | |
| Country |
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| Municipalities | 19 |
| Villages | 116 |
| Founded | 28 May 1869 |
| Capital city | La Paz |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
| • Gobernador | René Melgar (2018-2022) (PNH) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,534 km2 (978 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 206,065 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 15101, 15201 |
| ISO 3166 code | HN-LP |
| Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[1] | |
La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [la pas]) is one of the 18 political and geographic departments of Honduras. The departmental capital is the city of La Paz.
The department covers a total surface area of 2,331 km². In 2015, it had an estimated population of 206,065.
Municipalities
References
- ↑ "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.
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