Municipalities of Honduras

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Honduras is administratively divided into 18 departmentss which are subdivided into 298 municipalities. Municipalitie sare the only administrative division in Honduras that possess local government. Each municipality has its own elected mayor as opposed to the appointed governors of departments. For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into 3731 aldeas, and those into 27969 caserios.[1] At the lowest level, some caserios are subdivided into 3336 barrios or colonias.

List of municipalities

Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.
Name Department Population
(2013)[2]
Population
(2001)[3]
Change
(%)
Land area
(km²)[4]
Population density Founding Date[5]
Arizona Atlántida 23,714 20,670 +14.7% 568.8 41.7/km2 1990
El Porvenir Atlántida 21,854 15,444 +41.5% 280.3 78.0/km2 1898
Esparta Atlántida 14,559 17,614 −17.3% 398.1 36.6/km2 1902
Jutiapa Atlántida 34,224 30,226 +13.2% 533.8 64.1/km2 1906
La Ceiba Atlántida 197,267 140,931 +40.0% 636.4 310.0/km2 1877
La Masica Atlántida 29,427 25,509 +15.4% 471.0 62.5/km2 1922
San Francisco Atlántida 14,559 11,206 +29.9% 284.3 51.2/km2 1903
Tela Atlántida 96,758 82,499 +17.3% 1,196.4 80.9/km2 1524
Apacilagua Choluteca 9,065 9,642 −6.0% 213.1 42.5/km2 1831
Choluteca Choluteca 152,519 134,452 +13.4% 1,069.1 142.7/km2 1535
Concepción de María Choluteca 26,875 25,054 +7.3% 156.8 171.4/km2 1852
Duyure Choluteca 3,519 2,945 +19.5% 105.5 33.4/km2 1895
El Corpus Choluteca 24,646 22,213 +11.0% 242.2 101.8/km2 1827
El Triunfo Choluteca 43,670 36,705 +19.0% 301.5 144.8/km2 1887
Marcovia Choluteca 45,639 42,671 +7.0% 482.3 94.6/km2 1882
Morolica Choluteca 5,000 5,392 −7.3% 281.3 17.8/km2 1843
Namasigue Choluteca 30,056 25,606 +17.4% 200.9 149.6/km2 1887
Orocuina Choluteca 18,315 16,508 +10.9% 124.6 147.0/km2 1646
Pespire Choluteca 23,913 24,734 −3.3% 337.7 70.8/km2 1929
San Antonio de Flores Choluteca 5,445 5,695 −4.4% 54.0 98.5/km2 1881
San Isidro Choluteca 3,690 3,384 +9.0% 70.3 52.5/km2 1876
San José Choluteca 4,300 3,406 +26.2% 62.3 69.0/km2 1861
San Marcos de Colón Choluteca 26,494 21,643 +22.4% 582.8 45.5/km2 1824
Santa Ana de Yusguare Choluteca 14,474 10,755 +34.6% 74.3 194.8/km2 1791
Balfate Colón 13,103 11,677 +12.2% 332.3 39.4/km2 1881
Bonito Oriental Colón 28,427 24,801 +14.6% 467.5 60.8/km2 1987
Iriona Colón 20,730 18,585 +11.5% 3,986.9 5.2/km2 1892
Limón Colón 13,742 9,889 +39.0% 598.0 23.0/km2 1917
Sabá Colón 29,561 21,900 +35.0% 344.0 85.9/km2 1959
Santa Fé Colón 5,428 7,000 −22.5% 195.5 27.8/km2 1881
Santa Rosa de Aguán Colón 5,376 4,929 +9.1% 130.5 41.2/km2 1892
Sonaguera Colón 43,152 37,448 +15.2% 388.9 111.0/km2 1887
Tocoa Colón 89,849 61,370 +46.4% 848.1 105.9/km2 1882
Trujillo Colón 60,558 49,109 +23.3% 957.1 63.3/km2 1525
Ajuterique Comayagua NA
Comayagua Comayagua NA
El Rosario Comayagua NA
Esquías Comayagua NA
Humuya Comayagua NA
La Libertad Comayagua NA
Lamaní Comayagua NA
Las Lajas Comayagua NA
La Trinidad Comayagua NA
Lejamaní Comayagua NA
Meámbar Comayagua NA
Minas de Oro Comayagua NA
Ojo de Agua Comayagua NA
San Jerónimo Comayagua NA
San José de Comayagua Comayagua NA
San José del Potrero Comayagua NA
San Luis Comayagua NA
San Sebastián Comayagua NA
Siguatepeque Comayagua NA
Taulabe Comayagua NA
Villa de San Antonio Comayagua NA
Cabañas Copán NA
Concepción Copán NA
Copán Ruinas Copán NA
Corquín Copán NA
Cucuyagua Copán NA
Dolores Copán NA
Dulce Nombre Copán NA
El Paraíso Copán NA
Florida Copán NA
La Jigua Copán NA
La Unión Copán NA
Nueva Arcadia Copán NA
San Agustín Copán NA
San Antonio Copán NA
San Jerónimo Copán NA
San José Copán NA
San Juan de Opoa Copán NA
San Nicolás Copán NA
San Pedro de Copán Copán NA
Santa Rita Copán NA
Santa Rosa de Copán Copán NA
Trinidad de Copán Copán NA
Veracruz Copán NA
La Ruidosa Copán NA
Choloma Cortés NA
La Lima Cortés NA
Omoa Cortés NA
Pimienta Cortés NA
Potrerillos Cortés NA
Puerto Cortés Cortés NA
San Antonio de Cortés Cortés NA
San Francisco de Yojoa Cortés NA
San Manuel Cortés NA
San Pedro Sula Cortés NA
Santa Cruz de Yojoa Cortés NA
Villanueva Cortés NA

El Paraíso Department

  1. Alauca
  2. Danlí
  3. El Paraíso
  4. Guinope
  5. Jacaleapa
  6. Liure
  7. Morocelí
  8. Oropolí
  9. Potrerillos
  10. San Antonio de Flores
  11. San Lucas
  12. San Matías
  13. Soledad
  14. Teupasenti
  15. Texiguat
  16. Trojes
  17. Vado Ancho
  18. Yauyupe
  19. Yuscarán

Francisco Morazán Department

  1. Alubarén
  2. Cedros
  3. Curarén
  4. Distrito Central (cap. Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela)
  5. El Porvenir
  6. Guaimaca
  7. La Libertad
  8. La Venta
  9. Lepaterique
  10. Maraita
  11. Marale
  12. Nueva Armenia
  13. Ojojona
  14. Orica
  15. Reitoca
  16. Sabanagrande
  17. San Antonio de Oriente
  18. San Buenaventura
  19. San Ignacio
  20. San Juan de Flores
  21. San Miguelito
  22. Santa Ana
  23. Santa Lucía
  24. Talanga
  25. Tatumbla
  26. Valle de Ángeles
  27. Vallecillo
  28. Villa de San Francisco

Gracias a Dios Department

Name Department Population
(2013)[6]
Population
(2001)[7]
Change
(%)
Land area
(km²)[8]
Population density Founding Date[9]
Ahuas Gracias a Dios NA
Brus Laguna Gracias a Dios NA
Juan Francisco Bulnes Gracias a Dios NA
Puerto Lempira Gracias a Dios NA
Ramón Villeda Morales Gracias a Dios NA
Wampusirpi Gracias a Dios NA

Intibucá Department

  1. Camasca
  2. Colomoncagua
  3. Concepción
  4. Dolores
  5. Intibucá
  6. Jesús de Otoro
  7. La Esperanza
  8. Magdalena
  9. Masaguara
  10. San Antonio
  11. San Francisco de Opalaca
  12. San Isidro
  13. San Juan
  14. San Marco de Sierra
  15. San Miguelito
  16. Santa Lucía
  17. Yamaranguila

Bay Islands Department

  1. Guanaja
  2. José Santos Guardiola
  3. Roatán
  4. Útila

La Paz Department

  1. Aguaqueterique
  2. Cabañas
  3. Cane
  4. Chinacla
  5. Guajiquiro
  6. La Paz
  7. Lauterique
  8. Marcala
  9. Mercedes de Oriente
  10. Opatoro
  11. San Antonio del Norte
  12. San José
  13. San Juan
  14. San Pedro de Tutule
  15. Santa Ana
  16. Santa Elena
  17. Santa María
  18. Santiago de Puringla
  19. Yarula

Lempira Department

  1. Belén
  2. Candelaria
  3. Cololaca
  4. Erandique
  5. Gracias
  6. Gualcince
  7. Guarita
  8. La Campa
  9. La Iguala
  10. Las Flores
  11. La Unión
  12. La Virtud
  13. Lepaera
  14. Mapulaca
  15. Piraera
  16. San Andrés
  17. San Francisco
  18. San Juan Guarita
  19. San Manuel Colohete
  20. San Marcos de Caiquín
  21. San Rafael
  22. San Sebastian
  23. Santa Cruz
  24. Talgua
  25. Tambla
  26. Tomalá
  27. Valladolid
  28. Virginia

Ocotepeque Department

  1. Belén Gualcho
  2. Concepción
  3. Dolores Merendon
  4. Fraternidad
  5. La Encarnación
  6. La Labor
  7. Lucerna
  8. Mercedes
  9. Ocotepeque
  10. San Fernando
  11. San Francisco del Valle
  12. San Jorge
  13. San Marcos
  14. Santa Fé
  15. Sensenti
  16. Sinuapa

Olancho Department

  1. Campamento
  2. Catacamas
  3. Concordia
  4. Dulce Nombre de Culmí
  5. El Rosario
  6. Esquipulas del Norte
  7. Gualaco
  8. Guarizama
  9. Guata
  10. Guayape
  11. Jano
  12. Juticalpa
  13. Olancho
  14. Mangulile
  15. Manto
  16. Patuca
  17. Salamá
  18. San Esteban
  19. San Francisco de Becerra
  20. San Francisco de la Paz
  21. Santa Maria del Real
  22. Silca
  23. Yocón

Santa Bárbara Department

  1. Arada
  2. Atima
  3. Azacualpa
  4. Ceguaca
  5. Chinda
  6. Concepción del Norte
  7. Concepción del Sur
  8. El Nispero
  9. Gualala
  10. Ilama
  11. Las Vegas
  12. Macuelizo
  13. Naranjito
  14. Nueva Frontera
  15. Nuevo Celilac
  16. Petoa
  17. Protección
  18. Quimistán
  19. San Francisco de Ojuera
  20. San José de Colinas
  21. San Luis
  22. San Marcos
  23. San Nicolás
  24. San Pedro Zacapa
  25. Santa Bárbara
  26. Santa Rita
  27. San Vicente Centenario
  28. Trinidad

Valle Department

Name Department Population
(2013)[10]
Population
(2001)[11]
Change
(%)
Land area
(km²)[12]
Population density Founding Date[13]
Alianza Valle NA
Amapala Valle NA
Aramecina Valle NA
Caridad Valle NA
Goascorán Valle NA
Langue Valle NA
Nacaome Valle NA
San Francisco de Coray Valle NA
San Lorenzo Valle NA
Arenal Yoro NA 169.3 1848
El Negrito Yoro NA 514.2 1843
El Progreso Yoro NA 536.7 1850
Jocón Yoro NA 345.8 1791
Morazán Yoro NA 518.3 1843
Olanchito Yoro NA 2,028.2 1530
Santa Rita Yoro NA 149.0 1684
Sulaco Yoro NA 236.7 1654
Victoria Yoro NA 795.8 1896
Yorito Yoro NA 209.1 1889
Yoro Yoro NA 2,277.2 1852
Municipalities of Honduras

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