Regions in Honduras

Honduras is made up of 18 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Honduras. Information on all primary administrative regions in Honduras.

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Primary administrative regions in Honduras

There are 18 regions in Honduras in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Honduras
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Choluteca Department Departamento de Choluteca1.420,350Ciudad Choluteca Ciudad Choluteca75,872
Comayagua Department Departamento de Comayagua2.390,643Comayagua Comayagua58,784
Bay Islands Departamento de Islas de la Bahía3.110,000Coxen Hole Coxen Hole7,514
Lempira Department Departamento de Lempira4.277,910Gracias Gracias7,909
Olancho Department Departamento de Olancho5.458,365Juticalpa Juticalpa33,686
Atlantida Department Departamento de Atlántida6.11,370La Ceiba La Ceiba222,055
Intibuca Department Departamento de Intibucá7.232,509La Esperanza La Esperanza5,318
La Paz Department Departamento de La Paz8.173,731La Paz La Paz17,555
Valle Department Departamento de Valle9.160,346Nacaome Nacaome13,929
Ocotepeque Department Departamento de Ocotepeque10.118,558Nueva Ocotepeque Nueva Ocotepeque8,780
Gracias a Dios Department Departamento de Gracias a Dios11.76,278Puerto Lempira Puerto Lempira4,856
Cortes Department Departamento de Cortés12.1,621,762San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula801,259
Santa Barbara Department Departamento de Santa Bárbara13.368,298Santa Barbara Santa Bárbara15,119
Copan Department Departamento de Copán14.382,722Santa Rosa de Copan Santa Rosa de Copán27,753
Francisco Morazan Department Departamento de Francisco Morazán15.1,680,700Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa850,848
Colon Department Departamento de Colón16.319,786Trujillo Trujillo9,646
Yoro Department Departamento de Yoro17.503,886Yoro Yoro15,774
El Paraiso Department Departamento de El Paraíso18.383,565Yuscaran Yuscarán2,371