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Department in Honduras
Cortés Department Departamento de Cortés
Department
Location of Cortés in HondurasLocation of Cortés in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°30′10″N 88°0′49″W / 15.50278°N 88.01361°W / 15.50278; -88.01361
Country Honduras
Municipalities12
Villages284
Founded4 July 1893
Capital citySan Pedro Sula
Government
 • TypeDepartmental
 • GovernorAlexa Dinorah Solorzano (2022–2026) (LIBRE)
Area
 • Total3,911 km (1,510 sq mi)
Highest elevation2,242 m (7,356 ft)
Lowest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total1,621,762
 • Density410/km (1,100/sq mi)
 • EthnicitiesLadino Garifuna
 • ReligionsCatholicism Evangelicalism
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)
 • Total$6.6 billion (2023)
 • Per capita$3,200 (2023)
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar)
 • Total$13.8 billion (2023)
 • Per capita$6,700 (2023)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CDT)
Postal codeSan Pedro Sula: 21101, 21102, 21103, 21104, Puerto Cortés 21301
ISO 3166 codeHN-CR
HDI (2021)0.663
medium · 2nd of 18
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013

Cortés is one of the 18 departments of Honduras. The department covers an area of 3,954 km and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 1,612,762, making it the most populous in Honduras. The Merendón Mountains rise in western Cortés, but the department is mostly a tropical lowland, the Sula Valley, crossed by the Ulúa and Chamelecon rivers.

It was created in 1893 from parts of the departments of Santa Bárbara and Yoro. The departmental capital is San Pedro Sula. Main cities also include Choloma, La Lima, Villanueva, and the sea ports of Puerto Cortés and Omoa. The Atlantic coast of the Department of Cortés is known for its many excellent beaches.

Cortés is the economic heartland of Honduras, as the Sula Valley is the country's main agricultural and industrial region. US banana companies arrived in the area in the late 19th century, and established vast plantations, as well as infrastructure to ship the fruit to the United States. San Pedro Sula attracted substantial numbers of European, Central American, and Palestinian and Lebanese immigrants. Industry flourishes in the department, and Cortés today hosts most of the country's assembly plants, known as maquilas.

Municipalities

  1. Choloma
  2. La Lima
  3. Omoa
  4. Pimienta
  5. Potrerillos
  6. Puerto Cortés
  7. San Antonio de Cortés
  8. San Francisco de Yojoa
  9. San Manuel
  10. San Pedro Sula
  11. Santa Cruz de Yojoa
  12. Villanueva

References

  1. "TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. "Consulta Base de datos INE en línea: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2013" [Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (in Spanish). El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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