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Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants.
This SVG map is part of a locator map series applying the widespread location map scheme. ... Honduras; Olancho Department; Patuca; Salamá, Honduras; San Esteban ...
Olanchito is a municipality in the department of Yoro, Honduras, and a town with a population of 49,750 as of 2023. [3] The municipality was founded in 1530 and comprises 70 villages, approximately 300 hamlets, and a population of 124,286. [2]
Catacamas and Olancho have many characteristics in common: they are the municipality and the largest department of Honduras. Catacamas’ area is 7228.5 square kilometres. The city of Catacamas is located at 14°54'04" north latitude and 85°, 55', 31", Meridian Greenwich.
Honduras is divided into 18 departments (Spanish: departamentos).Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras.The governor represents the executive branch in the region in addition to acting as intermediary between municipalities and various national authorities; resolves issues arising between municipalities; oversees the penitentiaries and prisons in ...
Juticalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [xutiˈkalpa]) is the capital of Olancho Department in Honduras, with a population of 75,790 (2023 calculation), [2] and the municipal seat of Juticalpa Municipality. Situated in a broad river valley alongside the Rio Juticalpa, the town is a commercial centre for much of Olancho's ranching and agricultural ...
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 ]
San Esteban is a municipality in the northeast of the Honduran department of Olancho, west of Dulce Nombre de Culmí, east of Gualaco and north of Catacamas. [1] Costa Rican author Oscar Núñez Oliva set his 2000 novel Los Gallos de San Esteban in the municipality.