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 of Honduras, Central America, located in the West and bordering both El Salvador and Guatemala. It was formed in 1906 from part of Copán department. The capital and main city is Nueva Ocotepeque.

The department covers a total surface area of 1,630 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 151,516.

Municipalities

1. Belén Gualcho
2. Concepción
3. Dolores Merendon
4. Fraternidad
5. La Encarnación
6. La Labor
7. Lucerna
8. Mercedes
9. Ocotepeque
10. San Fernando
11. San Francisco del Valle
12. Santa Ifigenia
13. San Jorge
14. San Marcos
15. Santa Fé
16. Sensenti
17. Sinuapa

See also

In Spanish: Departamento de Ocotepeque para niños