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
Atlantida Department Departamento de Atlántida1.11,370La Ceiba La Ceiba222,055
Bay Islands Departamento de Islas de la Bahía2.110,000Coxen Hole Coxen Hole7,514
Choluteca Department Departamento de Choluteca3.420,350Ciudad Choluteca Ciudad Choluteca75,872
Colon Department Departamento de Colón4.319,786Trujillo Trujillo9,646
Comayagua Department Departamento de Comayagua5.390,643Comayagua Comayagua58,784
Copan Department Departamento de Copán6.382,722Santa Rosa de Copan Santa Rosa de Copán27,753
Cortes Department Departamento de Cortés7.1,621,762San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula801,259
El Paraiso Department Departamento de El Paraíso8.383,565Yuscaran Yuscarán2,371
Francisco Morazan Department Departamento de Francisco Morazán9.1,680,700Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa850,848
Gracias a Dios Department Departamento de Gracias a Dios10.76,278Puerto Lempira Puerto Lempira4,856
Intibuca Department Departamento de Intibucá11.232,509La Esperanza La Esperanza5,318
La Paz Department Departamento de La Paz12.173,731La Paz La Paz17,555
Lempira Department Departamento de Lempira13.277,910Gracias Gracias7,909
Ocotepeque Department Departamento de Ocotepeque14.118,558Nueva Ocotepeque Nueva Ocotepeque8,780
Olancho Department Departamento de Olancho15.458,365Juticalpa Juticalpa33,686
Santa Barbara Department Departamento de Santa Bárbara16.368,298Santa Barbara Santa Bárbara15,119
Valle Department Departamento de Valle17.160,346Nacaome Nacaome13,929
Yoro Department Departamento de Yoro18.503,886Yoro Yoro15,774