Copán is one of the departments in the western part of Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

. The departmental capital is the town of Santa Rosa de Copán

Santa Rosa de Copán

Santa Rosa de Copán is the departmental capital of the Honduran department of Copán. It is set at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level....

. The department is well-known for its tobacco

Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...

 and fine cigars.

The department is famous for its Pre-Columbian

Pre-Columbian

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 archaeological site at Copán

Copán

Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD...

, one of the greatest cities of the Maya civilization

Maya civilization

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.

The department of Copán covers a total surface area of 3,203 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of about 320,562 people.

Municipalities

Municipalities of Honduras

The 18 departments of Honduras are divided into 299 municipalities . Municipalities have elected mayors , as opposed to the appointed governors of departments. For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into 3731 aldeas, and those into 27969 caserios...

1. Cabañas
   Cabañas, Copán
   Cabañas is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
   
   
2. Concepción
   Concepción, Copán
   Concepción is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
   
   
3. Copán Ruinas
   Copán Ruinas
   Copán Ruinas is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán. The town, located close to the Guatemalan border, is a major gateway for tourists traveling to the Pre-Columbian ruins of Copán...
   
   
4. Corquín
   Corquín
   Corquín is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
   
   
5. Cucuyagua
   Cucuyagua
   Cucuyagua is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
   
   
6. Dolores
   Dolores, Copán
   Dolores is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
   
   
7. Dulce Nombre
   Dulce Nombre
   Dulce Nombre is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.-References:...
   
   
8. El Paraíso
   El Paraíso
   El Paraíso is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraíso. The capital is Yuscaran.The town is the site of a cigar factory operated by Nestor Plasencia, in which cigars are made under a variety of labels, including that of Rocky Patel....
   
   
9. Florida
   Florida, Copán
   Florida is a municipality in the western Honduran department of Copán. Its products include tobacco, corn and cattle.The feria patronal, or fair in honor of the town's patron saint, is towards the end of April...
   
   
10. La Jigua
    La Jigua
    La Jigua is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán. The Mayan ruins site and archaeological park of El Puente are located in La Jigua....
    
    
11. La Unión
12. Nueva Arcadia
    Nueva Arcadia
    Nueva Arcadia is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
    
    
13. San Agustín
    San Agustín, Copán
    San Agustín is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
    
    
14. San Antonio
    San Antonio, Copán
    San Antonio is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
    
    
15. San Jerónimo
    San Jerónimo, Copán
    San Jerónimo is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
    
    
16. San José
    San José, Copán
    San José is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
    
    
17. San Juan de Opoa
    San Juan de Opoa
    San Juan de Opoa is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.It was one of the first villages founded by the Spaniards in 1526...
    
    
18. San Nicolás
    San Nicolás, Copán
    San Nicolás is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
    
    
19. San Pedro de Copán
    San Pedro de Copán
    San Pedro de Copán is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....
    
    
20. Santa Rita
    Santa Rita, Copán
    Santa Rita is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán.- Santa Rita Copan links :*...
    
    
21. Santa Rosa de Copán
22. Trinidad de Copán
    Trinidad de Copán
    Trinidad de Copán is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 5,816....
    
    
23. Veracruz, Copán
    Veracruz, Copán
    Veracruz is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán....