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Choluteca

Central America

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 centre of southern Honduras and is a major transit point on the Pan-American Highway.

Facts
Population
175,056 1
Area (sq km)
1072 1
Founding Year
1522 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Latitude
13.30278 degrees north 1
Longitude
87.18333 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Choluteca, Honduras - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Choluteca's population of 99,980 (2023 calculation) makes it the seventh largest city in the country.
  • Infobox, Area
    1,072 km2 (414 sq mi)
  • Infobox: established_date1
    1522
  • Infobox, coordinates latitude
    13.30278°N
  • Infobox, coordinates longitude
    87.18333°W
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Wikidata: Choluteca
Wikidata Q1773148, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Choluteca (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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