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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.
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Honduras [3] Tegucigalpa (de facto and official constitutional capital) and Comayagüela (official constitutional capital) 1,502 v580 27 Tanzania [3] Dar es Salaam (de facto and jurisdictional capital) 1,493 576 28 Mexico: Mexico City: 1,485 573 29 Italy: Rome: 1,285 496.3 2 Sudan: Khartoum: 1,010 390 24 Colombia: Bogotá: 307.36 118.67 31 Iran ...
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Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa. Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya , before Spanish colonization in the sixteenth century. The Spanish introduced Catholicism and the now predominant Spanish language , along with numerous customs that have blended with the indigenous culture.
Over time, the territory of what is now Francisco Morazán was part of the Province of Tegucigalpa. The name of the department honors Francisco Morazán, one of the most important heroes in the history of Central America, who was a political and military leader during the time of the Central American Federation in the 19th century
As a result, San Pedro grew into the nation's primary industrial center and second-largest city. Comayagua was the capital of Honduras until 1880, when the capital moved to Tegucigalpa. Since independence, nearly 300 small internal rebellions and civil wars have occurred in the country, including some changes of régime. [32] [33]