See soorce fer Depairtments o Honduras

The [[Central Americae|Central American]] naition o [[Honduras]] is currently dividit intae 18 [[Depairtment (subnaitional entity)|depairtments]] ''(departamentos)''. Each depairtment is heidit bi a govrenor, who is appointit bi the [[Leet o Preses o Honduras|Preses o Honduras]].

== Depairtments o Honduras ==
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!!!Depairtment!!Depairtment caipital!!Population (2001)!!Aurie (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/uhn.html Statoids.com entry for Honduras].</ref>
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|'''1.'''||[[Atlántida Depairtment|Atlántida]]||[[La Ceiba]]||344,099||4,251
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|'''2.'''||[[Choluteca Depairtment|Choluteca]]||[[Choluteca, Choluteca|Choluteca]]||390,805||4,211
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|'''3.'''||[[Colón Depairtment (Honduras)|Colón]]||[[Trujillo, Colón|Trujillo]]||246,708||8,875
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|'''4.'''||[[Comayagua Depairtment|Comayagua]]||[[Comayagua]]||352,881||5,196
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|'''5.'''||[[Copán Depairtment|Copán]]||[[Santa Rosa de Copán]]||288,766||3,203
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|'''6.'''||[[Cortés Depairtment|Cortés]]||[[San Pedro Sula]]||1,202,510||3,954
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|'''7.'''||[[El Paraíso Depairtment|El Paraíso]]||[[Yuscarán]]||350,054||7,218
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|'''8.'''||[[Francisco Morazán Depairtment|Francisco Morazán]]||[[Tegucigalpa]]||1,180,676||7,946
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|'''9.'''||[[Gracias a Dios Depairtment|Gracias a Dios]]||[[Puerto Lempira]]||67,384||16,630
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|'''10.'''||[[Intibucá Depairtment|Intibucá]]||[[La Esperanza, Honduras|La Esperanza]]||179,862||3,072
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|'''11.'''||[[Bay Islands Depairtment|Islas de la Bahía]]||[[Roatán]]||38,073||261
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|'''12.'''||[[La Paz Depairtment (Honduras)|La Paz]]||[[La Paz, Honduras|La Paz]]||156,560||2,331
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|'''13.'''||[[Lempira Depairtment|Lempira]]||[[Gracias, Honduras|Gracias]]||250,067||4,290
|-
|'''14.'''||[[Ocotepeque Depairtment|Ocotepeque]]||[[Nueva Ocotepeque]]||108,029||1,680
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|'''15.'''||[[Olancho Depairtment|Olancho]]||[[Juticalpa]]||419,561||24,351
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|'''16.'''||[[Santa Bárbara Depairtment (Honduras)|Santa Bárbara]]||[[Santa Bárbara, Honduras|Santa Bárbara]]||342,054||5,115
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|'''17.'''||[[Valle Depairtment|Valle]]||[[Nacaome]]||151,841||1,565
|-
|'''18.'''||[[Yoro Depairtment|Yoro]]||[[Yoro]]||465,414||7,939
|}

Population data source: http://www.ine-hn.org/censo2001/p19.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113143217/http://www.ine-hn.org/censo2001/p19.pdf |date=2009-11-13 }}

==Evolution o Honduras's territorial organisation==

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.

==See an aw== 

*[[Honduras]]
*[[Municipalities o Honduras]]
*[[Leet o Honduras-relatit topics]]
*[[ISO 3166-2:HN]]

==References==
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==Freemit airtins==
* [http://www.statoids.com/uhn.html]: Statoids: Depairtments o Honduras

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