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Region: Central America

Capital: Tegucigalpa

Population: 9,465,127

Area Total: 112,090

Area Land: 111,890

Climate: subtropical in lowlands; temperate in mountains
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Choloma 139,100 2020
San Pedro Sula 489,466 2020
Tegucigalpa 850,848 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America
Population: 9,465,127
Area Total: 112,090km2
Area Land: 111,890km2
Coast Line: 820km
Capital: Tegucigalpa
Climate: subtropical in lowlands; temperate in mountains
Languages: Spanish
Indigenous dialects
Currency: 1 lempira (L) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Independence Day is15 September (1821), Morazan Day is 3 October, Armed Forces Day is 21 October


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 75.10°F
July: °C / 79.10°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 73.4"


Boundaries
Nicaragua 922 km
El Salvador 342 km
Guatemala 256 km


Ethnic Divisions
Mestizo 90.00%
Indigenous 7.00%
African descent 2.00%
European descent 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 97.00%
Protestant 3.00%

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