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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. / 15.267°N 83.767°W / 15.267; -83.767. Gracias a Dios ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasjas a ˈðjos]; "Thanks to God" or "Thank God") is one of the 18 departments ( departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Puerto Lempira; until 1975 it was Brus Laguna. [citation needed]
Politics of Honduras. Politics of Honduras takes place in a framework of a multi-party system presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Honduras is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the National Congress of Honduras.
Francisco Morazán Department. / 14.100°N 87.217°W / 14.100; -87.217. Francisco Morazán ( Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko moɾaˈsan], abbreviated FMO) is one of the departments of Honduras . It is located in the central part of the nation. The departmental capital is Tegucigalpa, which is also Honduras's national capital.
The location of Honduras An enlargeable map of the Republic of Honduras. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Honduras: Honduras – sovereign country located in Central America. Honduras was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras (now Belize).
249,542 km 2 (96,349 sq mi) A map of Honduras. Honduras is a country in Central America. Honduras borders the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. Guatemala lies to the west, Nicaragua south east and El Salvador to the south west. Honduras is the second largest Central American republic, with a total area of 112,890 square kilometres ...
Cortés Department. / 15.50278°N 88.01361°W / 15.50278; -88.01361. Cortés is one of the 18 departments of Honduras. The department covers an area of 3,954 km 2 and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 1,612,762, making it the most populous in Honduras. The Merendón Mountains rise in western Cortés, but the department is mostly ...
La Paz Department (Honduras) / 14.333°N 87.683°W / 14.333; -87.683. La Paz ( Spanish pronunciation: [la pas]) is one of the 18 political and geographic departments of Honduras. The departmental capital is the city of La Paz . The department covers a total surface area of 2,331 km².