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Tegucigalpa (UK: / t ɛ ˌ ɡ uː s ɪ ˈ ɡ æ l p ə / [9] US: / t ə ˌ-/ [10] [11] Spanish: [teɣusiˈɣalpa])—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District (Spanish: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. [12]), and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz [13] —is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.
The indigenous population would begin to decline from the mid-16th century, mainly due to the various diseases brought by the Europeans in addition to the growing mestizo population after the founding of towns and cities. According to the 2001 census the Amerindian population in Honduras included 381,495 people (6.3% of the total population). [13]
The following is a list of the 100 largest cities in the Americas by city proper population using the most recent official estimate. [1] [2] [circular reference] São Paulo in Brazil is the most populous city in the Americas, the western hemisphere and also the southern hemisphere. Lima, the capital of Peru, and the second largest city in the ...
The capital city is Tegucigalpa in the Central District within the department of Francisco Morazán. ... Honduras had a population of 10,278,345 in 2021.
Francisco Morazán department covers a total surface area of 7,946 km 2 (3,068 sq mi) and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 1,680,700 people. The coat-of-arms and departmental flag of Francisco Morazán Department are the same as its capital, Tegucigalpa.
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Municipalities are the only administrative division in Honduras that possess local government. Each municipality has its own elected mayor as opposed to the appointed governors of departments. For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into 3731 aldeas , and those into 27969 caserios . [ 1 ]
The population of Central America is estimated at 50,956,791 as of 2021. [40] ... Tegucigalpa: Honduras 1,819,000 2010 24% San Pedro Sula: Honduras 1,600,000 2010