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Francisco Morazán Department

Departamento de Francisco Morazán

Department

Flag

Location of Francisco Morazán in Honduras

Country

Honduras

Municipalities

Villages

274

Established

28 June 1825

Capital city

Tegucigalpa

Government

• Type

Departmental

Area

• Total

8,580 km² (3,310 sq mi)

Population

(2015)

• Total

1,553,379

• Density

181.05/km² (468.91/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC-6 (CDT)

Postal code

11101, 12101

ISO 3166 code

HN-FM

HDI (2021)

0.677
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Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013

Francisco Morazán (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko moɾaˈsan], abbreviated FMO) is one of the departments of Honduras.

It is located in the central part of the nation. The departmental capital is Tegucigalpa, which is also Honduras's national capital. Until 1943 it was known as Tegucigalpa department. It was renamed after national hero Francisco Morazán.

The department is very mountainous, with rugged ranges covered in pine forests; which are rocky and mostly clay. Valleys, like those of Guaimaca, Talanga, and Amarateca, are interspersed among the ranges. Many of the high mountain peaks house cloud forests, like La Tigra National park or Cerro Uyuca. The extreme southeastern portion of the department has a Pacific dry forest environment, while the northern portion contains the Montaña de la Flor, home to the Jicaque people.

Francisco Morazán department covers a total surface area of 7,946 km² (3,068 sq mi) and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 1,680,700 people.

The coat-of-arms and departmental flag of Francisco Morazán Department are the same as its capital, Tegucigalpa.

Francisco Morazán Department facts for kids

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