Ocotepeque Department facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ocotepeque Department Departamento de Ocotepeque
department
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Location of Ocotepeque in Honduras
Country	Honduras
Municipalities	16
Villages	126
Founded	17 February 1906
Capital city	Nueva Ocotepeque
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Total	1,636 km2 (632 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	151,516
• Density	92.614/km2 (239.87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code	43101, 43201
ISO 3166 code	HN-OC
HDI (2017)	0.571 medium · 11th
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013

Ocotepeque is one of the 18 departments (like states or provinces) in Honduras, a country in Central America. It is located in the western part of Honduras. This department shares its borders with two other countries: El Salvador and Guatemala.

Ocotepeque was created on February 17, 1906. It was formed from a part of the Copán department. The main city and capital of Ocotepeque is Nueva Ocotepeque.

Quick Facts About Ocotepeque

Ocotepeque covers an area of about 1,630 square kilometers (about 629 square miles). That's a bit smaller than the state of Rhode Island in the USA!

In 2015, about 151,516 people lived in the department. This makes it one of the smaller departments in Honduras by population.

Cities and Towns: The Municipalities

Like other departments in Honduras, Ocotepeque is divided into smaller areas called municipalities. These are like counties or local government areas. There are 16 municipalities in Ocotepeque.

Here are the municipalities in Ocotepeque:

• Belén Gualcho
• Concepción
• Dolores Merendon
• Fraternidad
• La Encarnación
• La Labor
• Lucerna
• Mercedes
• Ocotepeque
• San Fernando
• San Francisco del Valle
• Santa Ifigenia
• San Jorge
• San Marcos
• Santa Fé
• Sensenti
• Sinuapa

See also

In Spanish: Departamento de Ocotepeque para niños