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The National Police of Honduras (founded 5 January 1888) is the uniformed police force of the Republic of Honduras. [1] The force is organised into regional headquarters, municipal headquarters, headquarters of fixed or mobile stations, and police posts. There are at least 360 police centres throughout Honduras. [2]
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 ...
Gracias a Dios department covers a total surface area of 16,997 km 2 and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 94,450. [citation needed]Although it is the second largest department in the country, it is sparsely populated, and contains extensive pine savannas, swamps, and rainforests.
repÚblica de honduras, libre, soberana e independiente 15 de septiembre 1821 "republic of honduras, free, sovereign, independent" "september 15, 1821"
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 ]
In January 2014, the government of Honduras approved a general budget of 183,635,281,000 lempiras ($9 billion), allocated as follows: 179.681 million for the executive branch; 1.864 million for the judicial branch; 2.089 million for the legislative branch [5] [full citation needed]
Atlántida (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈtlantiða]) is a department located on the north Caribbean shore of Honduras. The capital is the port city of La Ceiba. In the past few decades, tourism has become the most important legitimate economic source for the coastal area. In 2005 it had an estimated population of about 372,532 people.
The Secretariat of Public Works, Transport and Housing (Spanish: Secretaría de Obras Públicas, Transporte y Vivienda de Honduras, SOPTRAVI) is responsible for formulation, coordination, execution and evaluation of policies related to housing, works of public infrastructure, urban systems, transportation, and the management of public works.