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Atlántida is a department
Departments of Honduras

||-||}The Central American nation of Honduras is currently divided into 18 Department . Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the List of Presidents of Honduras....
 located on the north Caribbean
Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the mid-latitudes of the Western Hemisphere, bounded to the south and west by the Americas, with the North Atlantic Ocean proper to the northeast and the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest....
 shore of Honduras
Honduras

Honduras is a democratic republic in Central America. It was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras ....
, Central America
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
. The capital is the port city of La Ceiba
La Ceiba

La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean Sea forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras....
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In the past decades the tourism took over to become the most important legitimate economic source for the coastal area. In 2005 it had an estimated population of about 372,532 people. The department covers a total surface area of 4,251 km².

department was formed in 1902 from territory previously parts of the departments of Colón, Cortés, and Yoro.






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Atlántida is a department
Departments of Honduras

||-||}The Central American nation of Honduras is currently divided into 18 Department . Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the List of Presidents of Honduras....
 located on the north Caribbean
Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the mid-latitudes of the Western Hemisphere, bounded to the south and west by the Americas, with the North Atlantic Ocean proper to the northeast and the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest....
 shore of Honduras
Honduras

Honduras is a democratic republic in Central America. It was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras ....
, Central America
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
. The capital is the port city of La Ceiba
La Ceiba

La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean Sea forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras....
.

In the past decades the tourism took over to become the most important legitimate economic source for the coastal area. In 2005 it had an estimated population of about 372,532 people. The department covers a total surface area of 4,251 km².

History

Land Registry
The department was formed in 1902 from territory previously parts of the departments of Colón, Cortés, and Yoro. In 1910 it had a population of some 11,370 people.

Municipalities


  1. Arizona
    Arizona, Atlántida

    Arizona is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Atl?ntida department. The villages of Cangelica, Chiquito, El Cedro, El Coco, El Retiro, Hicaque, Jilamo, Las Palmas, Los Bolos, Matarras, Mezapa, Mojiman, Oropendolas, Planes de Hicaque, Quebradas de Arena, Santa Maria, Uluasito and Zapote are located in Arizona....
  2. Armenia Bonito
    Armenia Bonito, Atlántida

    Armenia Bonito - A "barrio" or "colonia" 7 miles west of downtown La Ceiba in the Atl?ntida Department in the country of Honduras in Central America....
  3. El Porvenir
    El Porvenir, Atlántida

    El Porvenir is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Atl?ntida department....
  4. Esparta
    Esparta

    Esparta is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Atl?ntida department....
  5. Jutiapa
    Jutiapa, Atlántida

    Jutiapa is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Atl?ntida department....
  6. La Ceiba
  7. La Masica
    La Masica

    La Masica is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Atl?ntida department....
  8. San Francisco
    San Francisco, Atlántida

    San Francisco is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Atl?ntida department....
  9. Tela
    Tela

    For the rapper Tela, see Tela_Tela is a town in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast of the Atl?ntida department....