List of cities in Honduras
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| Rank | City/Town | Population | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... |
1,086,641 | Francisco Morazán |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second... |
638,259 | Cortés |
| 3 | Choloma Choloma Choloma is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. The mayor is Polo Crivelli. It is now the third largest city in Honduras.Many factories are stationed in Choloma due to cheap labor which has helped the municipality's economy. As a result of this fast food joints like Pizza Hut,... |
222,828 | Cortés |
| 4 | 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, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras... |
174,006 | Atlántida |
| 5 | El Progreso El Progreso The municipality of El Progreso is located in the Honduran department of Yoro. Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Sula is located west of the city. To the east of the city is the mountain range of Mico Quemado .... |
131,125 | Yoro |
| 6 | Choluteca Choluteca, Choluteca Choluteca is a municipality and the capital city of the Honduran department of the same name. Situated in southern Honduras between El Salvador and Nicaragua, the city is generally considered the regional center of southern Honduras and is a major transit point on the Pan-American Highway. It... |
93,598 | Choluteca |
| 7 | Comayagua Comayagua Comayagua is a city in Honduras, some 80 km northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula at an elevation of 594 meters above sea level. In 2003 the estimated population was 60,000 people. It is the capital of the Comayagua department of Honduras. The city is noted for its wealth... |
75,281 | Comayagua |
| 8 | Puerto Cortés Puerto Cortés -Geography:It is on the Caribbean Sea coast, north of San Pedro Sula and east of Omoa, at 15.85° N, 87.94° W. It has a natural bay.It is Honduras's main sea port and it is considered the most important seaport in Central America... |
60,751 | Cortés |
| 9 | La Lima La Lima La Lima is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. It is home to the corporate headquarters of the Tela Railroad Company, a subsidiary of Chiquita. The city is divided into two halves, La Lima Vieja, located on the western side of the Chamelecon River, and La Lima Nueva, located on... |
59,030 | Cortés |
| 10 | Danlí Danlí, El Paraíso Danlí is a municipality and a city in the Honduran department of El Paraíso known for its production of cigars.... |
56,968 | El Paraíso |
| 11 | Siquatepeque Siguatepeque, Comayagua Siguatepeque is a town and municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua.Siguatepeque, located in the central mountains of Honduras is green and colourful, and can be described as a garden town. The region, with its rural flavour, is primarily dedicated to farm and forest enterprises... |
55,490 | Comayagua |
| 12 | Catacamas Catacamas Catacamas, Honduras is the largest municipality in Central America in terms of area.Catacamas, the "Florida City" as called by the great poet and writer Olanchano Froylán Turcios, extends over a vast plain irrigated by the Rio Guayape in the heart of the luxuriant department of Olancho.Easily... |
44,198 | Olancho |
| 13 | Juticalpa Juticalpa, Olancho Juticalpa is the capital of Olancho Department in Honduras. Situated in a broad river valley alongside the Rio Juticalpa, the town is the commercial center for much of Olancho's ranching and agricultural economy.-Geography:... |
44,183 | Olancho |
| 14 | Tocoa Tocoa, Colón Tocoa, Colón is a municipality and a city in the northern Honduran department of Colón in the valley of Aguán on the right side of the river, and is slightly inland. The elevation is 38 meters. It is situated between Garcia and La Visinia hills, 67 km from Trujillo, 30 km from Sabá, 70 km from... |
43,217 | Colón |
| 15 | Villanueva Villanueva, Cortés Villanueva, Cortés Department, Honduras, was a little town but today is a city with a lot of banks, for example Banco de Occiente, Citi Bank, Electra... |
41,956 | Cortés |
| 16 | Tela Tela Tela is a town in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast. It is located in the department of Atlantida.-History:Tela was founded by the Spanish conquistador Cristóbal de Olid on 3 May 1524 near an indigenous town named Tehuacán, ruled by a cacique named Cucumba which had a very good source of... |
35,178 | Atlántida |
| 17 | Olanchito Olanchito Olanchito is a town and municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro. Ramón Amaya Amador, a famous novelist, was born here.... |
35,110 | Yoro |
| 18 | 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.... |
34,390 | Copán |
| 19 | San Lorenzo San Lorenzo, Valle San Lorenzo is a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle. The city was established by Spaniards as a village in 1522 but not granted city status until 1909. It is the primary Honduran port on the Pacific coast and lies on the Pan American Highway.... |
27,842 | Valle |
| 20 | Cofradía Cofradia Cofradia is a town in northwestern Honduras, in the Naco Valley, 24 km from the city of San Pedro Sula.- Physical and political geography :The limits of Cofradia are:* To the north, the Sierra del Merendón* To the south, the river Chamelecon... |
18,011 | Cortés |
| 21 | El Paraíso El Paraíso, El Paraíso El Paraíso is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraíso.... |
17,412 | El Paraíso |
| 22 | La Paz La Paz, Honduras La Paz is the capital city of the La Paz Department of Honduras.... |
15,889 | La Paz |
| 23 | Yoro Yoro Yoro is the capital city of the Yoro department of Honduras.... |
14,069 | Yoro |
| 24 | La Entrada La Entrada La Entrada is a town in the Honduran department of Copán. Its name is [Spanish] for "the entrance" and the town is a gateway from coastal Honduras to the mountainous Western highlands.Close to La Entrada are the Mayan archaeological ruins at El Puente.... |
13,949 | Copán |
| 25 | Potrerillos Potrerillos, Cortés Potrerillos, Cortés Department, Honduras, is growing into a city. It has the most famous elementary school called Escuela Urbana Mixta Minerva... |
13,900 | Cortés |
| 26 | Santa Bárbara Santa Bárbara, Honduras Santa Bárbara is the capital city of the Santa Bárbara department of Honduras.... |
13,896 | Santa Bárbara |
| 27 | Talanga Talanga Talanga is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.It lies on the highway connecting Tegucigalpa with the department of Olancho. Talanga is a medium-sized municipality relying heavily on agriculture. Its most important crops include corn, sugar cane and livestock... |
13,533 | Francisco Morazán |
| 28 | Nacaome Nacaome Nacaome is the capital city of the Valle department of Honduras. It is a manufacturing and commercial center located on the Nacaome River.Nacaome is an old city founded when aboriginal Cholulas and Chaparrastiques, tired of fighting each other, thought it best to join together to build new houses... |
12,972 | Valle |
| 29 | Santa Rita Santa Rita, Yoro Santa Rita is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro.... |
12,111 | Yoro |
| 30 | Intibucá | 11,995 | Intibucá |
| 31 | Guaimaca Guaimaca Guaimaca is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.-References:... |
11,101 | Francisco Morazán |
| 32 | Morazán Morazán, Yoro Morazán is a municipality in the Honduran department of Yoro.... |
10,205 | Yoro |
| 33 | Trujillo Trujillo, Colón Trujillo is a city and a municipality on the northern Caribbean coast of the Honduran department of Colón, of which the city is the capital. The municipality has a population of about 30,000 . The city is located on a bluff overlooking the Bay of Trujillo. Behind the city rise two prominent... |
8,541 | Colón |
| 34 | Nueva Ocotepeque Nueva Ocotepeque Nueva Ocotepeque is a city in south west Honduras. It is the capital city of the Ocotepeque department of Honduras.Nueva Ocotopeque was settled in 1935 after the site of the former town of Ocotepeque was destroyed by flooding.-Sources:... |
8,297 | Ocotepeque |
| 35 | Gracias Gracias Gracias is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and has a population of approximately 25,000 people... |
6,716 | Lempira |
| 36 | Coxen Hole (Roatán) Coxen Hole Coxen Hole, also called Roatan Town, is the largest city on the island of Roatán, and the capital of the Bay Islands department of Honduras, with a population of 5,070 as of census 2001. It is also the location of the island's Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport.Bus service connects Coxen... |
6,498 | Bay Islands |
| 37 | La Esperanza La Esperanza, Honduras La Esperanza is the capital city and a municipality of the same name of the department of Intibucá, Honduras. The city of La Esperanza is merged indistinguishably with the city of Intibucá, the head of the neighboring municipality of Intibucá. Intibucá is the older of the two cities and was... |
4,978 | Intibucá |
| 38 | Puerto Lempira Puerto Lempira Puerto Lempira is the capital of the Gracias a Dios department in northeastern Honduras, located on the shores of the Caratasca Lagoon. Though it does not have paved roads, it is the largest town in the La Mosquitia region.... |
3,955 | Gracias a Dios |
| 39 | Yuscarán Yuscarán Yuscarán is the capital of the El Paraíso department of Honduras, located 65 kilometers from Tegucigalpa. This quaint village was a major mining center in the 18th and 19th centuries, first for the Spanish Crown and later for U.S. mining companies... |
2,340 | El Paraíso |