Depairtments o Honduras
The Central American naition o Honduras is currently dividit intae 18 depairtments (departamentos). Each depairtment is heidit bi a govrenor, who is appointit bi the Preses o Honduras.
Depairtments o Honduras
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| Depairtment | Depairtment caipital | Population (2001) | Aurie (km2)[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Atlántida | La Ceiba | 344,099 | 4,251 |
| 2. | Choluteca | Choluteca | 390,805 | 4,211 |
| 3. | Colón | Trujillo | 246,708 | 8,875 |
| 4. | Comayagua | Comayagua | 352,881 | 5,196 |
| 5. | Copán | Santa Rosa de Copán | 288,766 | 3,203 |
| 6. | Cortés | San Pedro Sula | 1,202,510 | 3,954 |
| 7. | El Paraíso | Yuscarán | 350,054 | 7,218 |
| 8. | Francisco Morazán | Tegucigalpa | 1,180,676 | 7,946 |
| 9. | Gracias a Dios | Puerto Lempira | 67,384 | 16,630 |
| 10. | Intibucá | La Esperanza | 179,862 | 3,072 |
| 11. | Islas de la Bahía | Roatán | 38,073 | 261 |
| 12. | La Paz | La Paz | 156,560 | 2,331 |
| 13. | Lempira | Gracias | 250,067 | 4,290 |
| 14. | Ocotepeque | Nueva Ocotepeque | 108,029 | 1,680 |
| 15. | Olancho | Juticalpa | 419,561 | 24,351 |
| 16. | Santa Bárbara | Santa Bárbara | 342,054 | 5,115 |
| 17. | Valle | Nacaome | 151,841 | 1,565 |
| 18. | Yoro | Yoro | 465,414 | 7,939 |
Population data source: http://www.ine-hn.org/censo2001/p19.pdf Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
Evolution o Honduras's territorial organisation
[eedit | edit soorce]1825: The constitutional congress convened in that year orders that the state be dividit intae seiven depairtments: Comayagua, Santa Bárbara, Tegucigalpa, Choluteca, Yoro, Olancho, an Gracias (later renamit Lempira).
1834: An extraordinary constitutional assembly reduces the nummer o depairtments tae fower: this attempt fails tae prosper, an the 1825 diveesion remains in force.
1869: Congress orders the creation o the depairtments o La Paz (broken awa frae Comayagua), El Paraíso (frae Tegucigalpa an Olancho), Copán (frae Gracias), an La Mosquitia (frae Yoro).
1872: A depairtment cried Victoria is ordered tae be split frae Choluteca, but this niver comes intae effect. Islas de la Bahía depairtment is foondit (the islands wur cedit tae Honduras bi the Unitit Kinrick in 1860).
1881: Pairts o Yoro an La Mosquitia are separatit tae form Colón depairtment.
1883: Intibucá depairtment is formit frae sections o La Paz an Gracias.
1893: Valle depairtment (split frae Choluteca) an Cortés depairtment (split frae Santa Bárbara) are creatit.
1902: Pairts o Yoro an Colón are taken tae form the new depairtment o Atlántida.
1906: Ocotepeque depairtment is creatit bi dividin the territory o Copán.
1957: Colón is dividit in twa tae create Gracias a Dios depairtment.