La Ceiba is a municipality on Honduras's northern Caribbean coast and capital of Atlantida Department, officially founded on 23 August 1877 and named for a giant ceiba tree that grew near its old dock. The fourth most populous city in Honduras with a population of 232,696 at a 2023 projection, it is known as the country's Eco-Tourism Capital and Entertainment Capital and grew on banana and pineapple exports led by companies such as Standard Fruit.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude15.783344 degrees north 1 Sources
1. La Ceiba (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1872-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 232,696 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 15.783344, longitude -86.791778
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 3 m
P2046 (area)
area 654.4 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 232696 (2023)
View the SourceWikidata: La Ceiba
Wikidata Q916536, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source La Ceiba (Wikipedia)
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