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Tegucigalpa

Central America

Tegucigalpa is the capital and largest city of Honduras, along with its sister city Comayagüela. Founded on 29 September 1578, it became the Honduran capital on 30 October 1880, and had a population of 1,326,460 in the 2023 projection. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,326,460 1
2023 figure, from Tegucigalpa's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
1502 1
Founding Year
1578 1
29 September 1578 is Tegucigalpa's founding date per its own Wikipedia infobox; it did not become the Honduran capital until 30 October 1880.
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
990 1
Latitude
14.10583 degrees north 1
Longitude
87.20472 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 2
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Associated With

Honduras, Countries

Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras.

Source Tegucigalpa (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Francisco Morazan Department, States or Territories
Source Francisco Morazan Department (Wikipedia)
Honduras, Countries

Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras.

Source Tegucigalpa (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Tegucigalpa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    1326460
  • Infobox, area
    • Capital city 1,502 km2 (580 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    990 m (3,250 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    14°06′21″N 87°12′17″W
  • Infobox, founded
    Founded 29 September 1578; 447 years ago (1578-09-29)
  • Lead section
    Tegucigalpa (UK: US: Spanish: [teɣusiˈɣalpa])-formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District (Spanish: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.), and colloquially referred to as Tegus, Teguz or Cerrocigalpa -is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Tegucigalpa - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3600949
    14.0818 -87.20681 P PPLC HN 08 0801 850848 944 America/Tegucigalpa
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 944 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 14.25, -87.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 14.25, -87.25
14.25 -87.25 Cwa
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Wikidata: Tegucigalpa
Wikidata Q3238, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Francisco Morazan Department (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCapital Of: Francisco Morazan Department, Infobox: seat
Quote, Capital Of: Francisco Morazan Department, Infobox: seat
Tegucigalpa
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