Tegucigalpa
capital of Honduras
Tegucigalpa is the biggest and capital city of Honduras. As of 2006, the city has a total population of 1,200,000 residents.
Tegucigalpa | |
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City | |
Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central | |
Nickname(s): | |
![]() Location of the Central District within the Department of Francisco Morazán | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | Francisco Morazán |
Municipality | Central District |
Founded | 29 September 1578 |
Capital | 30 October 1880 |
Merged as Central District | 30 January 1937 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Body | Municipal Corporation |
• Mayor | Nasry Asfura (PNH) |
• Vice Mayor | Juan García[3] |
• Aldermen | 10
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• Municipal Secretary | Cosette Lopez Osorio |
Area | |
• City | 201.5 km2 (77.8 sq mi) |
• Central District | 1,396.5 km2 (539.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
Population (2010 estimate) | |
• City | 1,126,534 |
• Density | 5,604.6/km2 (14,516/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,324,000 |
• Metro density | 948.08/km2 (2,455.5/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Spanish:tegucigalpense comayagüelense capitalino(a) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
Postal code | |
Area code(s) | (country) +504 (city) 2[5] |
Annual budget (2008) | 1.555 billion lempiras (US$82,190,000) |
Website | Government of Tegucigalpa |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Tiroren (2008). "Meaning of word "Tegus"". tuBabel.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ "Enjoy your Tegucigalpa Expat Experience". InterNations.org. 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 AMDC (2011-09-10). "Members of the Municipal Corporation". AMDC. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Honducor (2008-05-10). "ZIP Codes for Honduras". Honduras.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ Hondutel (2009-10-14). "Honduras Country Codes". CallingCodes.org. Retrieved 2010-06-29.