Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
	City
	Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central
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	Nickname(s): Tegus, Tepaz, Cerro de Plata (Silver Mountain)
	Location of the Central District within the Department of Francisco Morazán
Country	Honduras
Department	Francisco Morazán
Municipality	Central District
Founded	29 September 1578; 441 years ago
Capital	30 October 1880; 139 years ago
Merged as Central District	30 January 1937; 83 years ago
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Body	Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Nasry Asfura (PNH)
• Vice Mayor	Juan García
• Aldermen	10 First Alderman - Martín Fonseca (PNH);; Second Alderman - José Velázquez (PNH);; Third Alderman - Erick Amador (PNH);; Fourth Alderman - Rafael Barahona (LIBRE);; Fifth Alderwoman - Marcia Facussé Andonie (PLH);; Sixth Alderman - Jorge Zelaya (PNH);; Seventh Alderwoman - María Borjas (LIBRE);; Eight Alderman - José Dávila (PAC);; Ninth Alderman - Faíz Sikaffy (PLH);; Tenth Alderwoman - Silvia Montalván (PNH). ;
• 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	Tegucigalpa: 11101, Comayagüela: 12101
Area code(s)	(country) +504 (city) 2
Annual budget (2008)	1.555 billion lempiras (US$82,190,000)
Website	Government of Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa is the biggest and capital city of Honduras. As of 2006, the city has a total population of 1,200,000 residents.

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.

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[Tegus-1] Tiroren (2008). "Meaning of word "Tegus"". tuBabel.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.

[2] "Enjoy your Tegucigalpa Expat Experience". InterNations.org. 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-06-29.

[Government-3] 3.0 ^3.1 AMDC (2011-09-10). "Members of the Municipal Corporation". AMDC. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

[ZIP_Codes-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Honducor (2008-05-10). "ZIP Codes for Honduras". Honduras.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.

[5] Hondutel (2009-10-14). "Honduras Country Codes". CallingCodes.org. Retrieved 2010-06-29.

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