Honduras is divided into 18 departments (Spanish:departamentos). Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras. The governor represents the executive branch in the region in addition to acting as intermediary between municipalities and various national authorities; resolves issues arising between municipalities; oversees the penitentiaries and prisons in his department; and regularly works with the various Secretaries of State that form the President's Cabinet. To be eligible for appointment as a governor, the individual must: a) live for five consecutive years in the department; b) be Honduran; c) be older than 18 years of age and; d) know how to read and write.[1][2][3]
1825: The constitutional congress convened in that year orders that the state be divided into seven departments: Comayagua, Santa Bárbara, Tegucigalpa, Choluteca, Yoro, Olancho, and Gracias (later renamed Lempira).
1834: An extraordinary constitutional assembly reduces the number of departments to four: this attempt fails to prosper, and the 1825 division remains in force.
1869: Congress orders the creation of the departments of La Paz (broken away from Comayagua), El Paraíso (from Tegucigalpa and Olancho), Copán (from Gracias), and La Mosquitia (from Yoro).
1872: A department called Victoria is ordered to be split from Choluteca, but this never comes into effect. Islas de la Bahía department is founded (the islands were ceded to Honduras by the United Kingdom in 1860).
1881: La Mosquitia joined with portions of Yoro to form Colón department.
1883: Intibucá department is formed from sections of La Paz and Gracias.
1893: Valle department (split from Choluteca) and Cortés department (split from Santa Bárbara) are created.
1902: Parts of Yoro and Colón are taken to form the new department of Atlántida.
1906: Ocotepeque department is created by dividing the territory of Copán.
1957: Colón is divided in two to create Gracias a Dios department.
^. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
External linksEdit
Interactive Map of Honduras 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
Statoids: Departments of Honduras
"Geo Postal Codes database (Intibucá)". Mapanet. Madrid, España: Divex Turismo, S.L. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
"Cuadro de Códigos de Departamentos y Municipios de Honduras" [Table of Honduran Department and Municipality Codes] (PDF). Registro Nacional de las Personas Honduras (RPN) (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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Honduras is divided into 18 departments Spanish departamentos Each department is headed by a governor who is appointed by the President of Honduras The governor represents the executive branch in the region in addition to acting as intermediary between municipalities and various national authorities resolves issues arising between municipalities oversees the penitentiaries and prisons in his department and regularly works with the various Secretaries of State that form the President s Cabinet To be eligible for appointment as a governor the individual must a live for five consecutive years in the department b be Honduran c be older than 18 years of age and d know how to read and write 1 2 3 Contents 1 Evolution of Honduras s territorial organization 2 Departments of Honduras 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEvolution of Honduras s territorial organization EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1825 The constitutional congress convened in that year orders that the state be divided into seven departments Comayagua Santa Barbara Tegucigalpa Choluteca Yoro Olancho and Gracias later renamed Lempira 1834 An extraordinary constitutional assembly reduces the number of departments to four this attempt fails to prosper and the 1825 division remains in force 1869 Congress orders the creation of the departments of La Paz broken away from Comayagua El Paraiso from Tegucigalpa and Olancho Copan from Gracias and La Mosquitia from Yoro 1872 A department called Victoria is ordered to be split from Choluteca but this never comes into effect Islas de la Bahia department is founded the islands were ceded to Honduras by the United Kingdom in 1860 1881 La Mosquitia joined with portions of Yoro to form Colon department 1883 Intibuca department is formed from sections of La Paz and Gracias 1893 Valle department split from Choluteca and Cortes department split from Santa Barbara are created 1902 Parts of Yoro and Colon are taken to form the new department of Atlantida 1906 Ocotepeque department is created by dividing the territory of Copan 1957 Colon is divided in two to create Gracias a Dios department Departments of Honduras Edit nbsp Department Departmentcapital Population 2001 census Population 2013 census 4 Populationchange Area km2 5 Population Density 2013 Municipalities1 Atlantida La Ceiba 344 099 436 252 nbsp 18 44 4 372 99 8 82 Choluteca Choluteca 390 805 437 618 nbsp 17 48 4 360 100 4 163 Colon Trujillo 246 708 309 926 nbsp 18 98 8 249 37 6 104 Comayagua Comayagua 352 881 493 466 nbsp 25 33 5 124 96 3 215 Copan Santa Rosa de Copan 288 766 371 057 nbsp 25 44 3 242 114 5 236 Cortes San Pedro Sula 1 202 510 1 562 394 nbsp 30 58 3 923 398 3 127 El Paraiso Yuscaran 350 054 455 507 nbsp 22 05 7 489 60 8 188 Francisco Morazan Tegucigalpa 1 180 676 1 508 906 nbsp 21 44 8 619 175 1 289 Gracias a Dios Puerto Lempira 67 384 90 765 nbsp 31 06 16 997 5 3 610 Intibuca La Esperanza 179 862 232 553 nbsp 29 27 3 123 74 5 1711 Islas de la Bahia Coxen Hole 38 073 62 557 nbsp 29 12 236 265 1 412 La Paz La Paz 156 560 198 926 nbsp 25 40 2 331 85 3 1913 Lempira Gracias 250 067 321 179 nbsp 26 19 4 234 75 9 2814 Ocotepeque Nueva Ocotepeque 108 029 146 030 nbsp 22 61 1 630 89 6 1715 Olancho Juticalpa 419 561 520 761 nbsp 21 45 24 057 21 6 2316 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 342 054 421 337 nbsp 17 63 5 024 83 9 2817 Valle Nacaome 151 841 174 511 nbsp 13 02 1 665 104 8 918 Yoro Yoro 465 414 570 595 nbsp 18 63 7 781 73 3 11Total 6 535 344 8 303 771 nbsp 27 06 112 457 73 9 298Population data source 6 See also Edit nbsp Honduras portal Municipalities of Honduras List of Honduras related topics List of Honduran departments by Human Development Index ISO 3166 2 HNReferences Edit Honduras Political Organization Organizacion Politica Pdba georgetown edu Retrieved 16 October 2017 DECRETO NUMERO 134 90 EL CONGRESO NACIONAL PDF Poderjudicial gob hn Retrieved 16 October 2017 Honduras Political Organization Organizacion Politica Pdba georgetown edu Retrieved 16 October 2017 Honduran National Institute of Statistics Archived 2010 10 17 at the Wayback Machine Honduras at GeoHive Archived 2016 08 02 at the Wayback Machine GeoHive Honduras population statistics 2 August 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 08 02 Retrieved 16 October 2017 External links EditInteractive Map of Honduras Archived 2012 03 24 at the Wayback Machine Statoids Departments of Honduras Geo Postal Codes database Intibuca Mapanet Madrid Espana Divex Turismo S L Retrieved 11 January 2018 Cuadro de Codigos de Departamentos y Municipios de Honduras Table of Honduran Department and Municipality Codes PDF Registro Nacional de las Personas Honduras RPN in Spanish Tegucigalpa Honduras Retrieved 11 January 2018 Honduras distance Calculator Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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