Tegucigalpa facts for kids
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Tegucigalpa
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City
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Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central | ||
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Nickname(s):
Tegus, Tepaz, Cerro de Plata (Silver Mountain)
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![]() Location of the Central District within the Department of Francisco Morazán
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Department | Francisco Morazán | |
Municipality | Central District | |
Founded | 29 September 1578 | |
Capital | 30 October 1880 | |
Merged as Central District | 30 January 1937 | |
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• Type | Mayor-Council | |
• Body | Municipal Corporation | |
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• City | 201.5 km2 (77.8 sq mi) | |
• Central District | 1,396.5 km2 (539.2 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 990 m (3,250 ft) | |
Population
(2010 estimate)
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• City | 1,126,534 | |
• Density | 5,604.6/km2 (14,516/sq mi) | |
• Metro | 1,324,000 | |
• Metro density | 948.08/km2 (2,455.5/sq mi) | |
• Demonym | Spanish:tegucigalpense comayagüelense capitalino(a) | |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) | |
Postal code |
Tegucigalpa: 11101, Comayagüela: 12101
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Area code(s) | (country) +504 (city) 2 | |
Annual budget (2008) | 1.555 billion lempiras (US$82,190,000) | |
Website | Government of Tegucigalpa |
Tegucigalpa is the biggest and capital city of Honduras. As of 2006, the city has a total population of 1,200,000 residents.
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See also
In Spanish: Tegucigalpa para niños
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