Lempira Department, Honduras

Lempira Department is one of 18 primary administrative regions in Honduras with a population of approximately 277,910 people.

Facts and figures on Lempira Department at a glance

Region name: Lempira Department (Departamento de Lempira)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 277,910 people
Country: Honduras
Continent: North America

The regional headquarters of Lempira Department (Departamento de Lempira) is located in the regional capital Gracias (Gracias) with a population of 7,909 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Lempira Department's regional capital Gracias to Honduras's capital Tegucigalpa (Tegucigalpa) is approximately 159 km (99 mi).

Facts and figures about Lempira Department
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Lempira Department Departamento de Lempira277,910 peopleGracias Gracias7,909 people

Compare with other regions in Honduras.

Map of Lempira Department

Map of Lempira Department

Information on Lempira Department

Information on Lempira Department
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Lempira Department Departamento de LempiraGracias Gracias28HondurasNorth America

Time in Lempira Department

Time in Lempira Department
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 7:12am (07:12h)NoThu, 25 Apr 2024 - 7:12am (07:12h)UTC -6.0America/Tegucigalpa

Geographic coordinates of Lempira Department

Latitude & Longitude of Lempira Department
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map14°30'00.0"N (14.5000000°)88°34'60.0"W (-88.5833300°)

Subregions in Lempira Department

There are 28 administrative subregions in Lempira Department.
Subregions in Lempira Department
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Belen Belén1.4,344--
Candelaria Candelaria2.5,992--
Cololaca Cololaca3.5,401--
Erandique Erandique4.11,426--
Gracias Gracias5.31,422--
Gualcince Gualcince6.9,308--
Guarita Guarita7.7,769--
La Campa La Campa8.4,139--
La Iguala La Iguala9.17,618--
La Union La Unión10.9,565--
La Virtud La Virtud11.5,978--
Las Flores Las Flores12.7,335--
Lepaera Lepaera13.28,448--
Mapulaca Mapulaca14.3,772--
Piraera Piraera15.11,145--
San Andres San Andrés16.10,224--
San Francisco San Francisco17.7,895--
San Juan Guarita San Juan Guarita18.2,771--
San Manuel Colohete San Manuel Colohete19.10,655--
San Marcos de Caiquin San Marcos de Caiquin20.4,040--
San Rafael San Rafael21.10,222--
San Sebastian San Sebastián22.7,835--
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz23.4,815--
Talgua Talgua24.8,200--
Tambla Tambla25.2,257--
Tomala Tomalá26.5,176--
Valladolid Valladolid27.3,553--
Virginia Virginia28.2,666--

External sources of information on Lempira Department

Lempira Department on Wikipedia