Honduras

Census Results


1945-06-24 1,200,542
1950-06-18 1,368,605
1961-04-17 1,884,765
1974-03-06 2,656,948
1988-05-29 4,248,561
2001-07-28 6,076,885

General Information


Official name the Republic of Honduras
Official name [native] la República de Honduras  «Spanish»
Capital Tegucigalpa
Capital [native] Tegucigalpa «Spanish»
Region Central America
ISO code HN
Statistical agency Instituto Nacional de Estadística

Name in Chinese 洪都拉斯共和国
Name in Arabic جمهورية هندوراس
Name in Spanish la República de Honduras
Name in Russian Республика Гондурас
Name in French la République du Honduras

Administrative units

codedepartamentocapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1988-05-29
census		population
2001-07-28
census		population
2010
projection
01AtlántidaLa Ceiba4,372.2247,910315,041407,551
02ColónTrujillo8,248.8155,425218,436293,540
03ComayaguaComayagua5,124.0249,070332,314442,251
04CopánSanta Rosa de Copán3,242.1227,883276,083362,226
05CortésSan Pedro Sula3,923.0688,2251,077,5381,570,291
06CholutecaCholuteca4,360.0306,832364,684459,124
07El ParaísoYuscarán7,489.2264,061331,351427,232
08Francisco MorazánTegucigalpa8,618.7860,0831,109,9001,433,810
09Gracias a DiosPuerto Lempira16,997.136,31356,67988,314
10IntibucáLa Esperanza3,122.9129,469175,107232,509
11Islas de la BahíaRoatán236.022,90931,55249,158
12La PazLa Paz2,330.6109,995147,787196,322
13LempiraGracias4,234.2183,855243,971315,565
14OcotepequeOcotepeque1,630.277,128102,176132,453
15OlanchoJutigalpa24,057.3294,753384,881509,564
16Santa BárbaraSanta Bárbara5,024.2289,578327,343402,367
17ValleNacaome1,665.0124,572141,811171,613
18YoroYoro7,781.3346,316440,231552,100
 total 112,456.84,614,3776,076,8858,045,990
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Honduras.

Expanded administrative units

codedepartamento
municipio		capitalarea (sq.km.)population
1988-05-29
census		population
2001-07-28
census		population
2010
projection
01AtlántidaLa Ceiba4,372.2247,910315,041407,551
101La Ceiba 639.5 127,590185,831
102El Porvenir 280.3 14,43722,517
103Esparta 398.1 15,48616,089
104Jutiapa 533.8 27,47233,842
105La Masica 471.0 22,68228,202
106San Francisco 284.3 10,68312,050
107Tela 1,196.4 77,03187,644
108Arizona 568.8 19,66021,376
02ColónTrujillo8,248.8155,425218,436293,540
201Trujillo 957.1 43,45456,874
202Balfate 332.3 10,58210,898
203Iriona 3,986.9 16,64421,550
204Limón 598.0 8,33110,745
205Sabá 344.0 19,26626,021
206Santa Fe 195.5 5,6036,762
207Santa Rosa de Aguán 130.5 3,7873,105
208Sonaguera 388.9 34,27138,348
209Tocoa 848.1 53,19181,154
210Bonito Oriental 467.5 23,30738,083
03ComayaguaComayagua5,124.0249,070332,314442,251
301Comayagua 834.2 87,474118,406
302Ajuterique 60.1 8,96611,374
303El Rosario 300.1 20,61326,065
304Esquías 391.4 14,34217,906
305Humuya 53.6 1,0451,351
306La Libertad 319.9 17,65121,312
307Lamaní 309.0 4,9596,442
308La Trinidad 85.7 3,6594,654
309Lejamaní 21.7 4,0285,246
310Meámbar 408.3 9,90812,195
311Minas de Oro 389.9 10,57412,571
312Ojos de Agua 166.7 8,41721,163
313San Jerónimo 227.0 14,61119,577
314San José de Comayagua 83.0 5,9446,727
315San José del Potrero 198.9 5,2986,039
316San Luis 121.8 7,2019,041
317San Sebastián 95.6 2,7103,326
318Siguatepeque 397.8 60,15585,213
319Villa de San Antonio 341.2 16,75822,516
320Las Lajas 97.8 8,5407,766
321Taulabé 220.3 19,46123,362
04CopánSanta Rosa de Copán3,242.1227,883276,083362,226
401Santa Rosa de Copán 296.7 37,31156,099
402Cabañas 126.3 9,76212,634
403Concepción 74.1 5,4067,087
404Copán Ruinas 371.0 29,37839,378
405Corquín 140.1 10,67515,795
406Cucuyagua 133.2 11,39814,118
407Dolores 47.1 4,9065,857
408Dulce Nombre 31.1 4,4816,227
409El Paraíso 252.5 18,05422,477
410Florida 345.3 24,98328,267
411La Jigua 114.3 7,8078,987
412La Unión 214.5 11,40115,647
413Nueva Arcadia 151.3 27,56142,743
414San Agustín 73.2 3,3994,260
415San Antonio 119.3 9,46510,562
416San Jerónimo 72.2 4,5295,267
417San José 64.2 5,2556,134
418San Juan de Opoa 77.3 7,4078,792
419San Nicolás 74.2 5,7406,544
420San Pedro 66.2 5,1076,482
421Santa Rita 291.7 23,77329,256
422Trinidad de Copán 74.2 5,6616,408
423Veracruz 32.1 2,6243,204
05CortésSan Pedro Sula3,923.0688,2251,077,5381,570,291
501San Pedro Sula 898.6 515,458719,447
502Choloma 447.5 151,999276,863
503Omoa 382.3 30,14840,354
504Pimienta 60.5 12,46125,469
505Potrerillos 87.6 17,72823,083
506Puerto Cortés 390.6 90,161115,186
507San Antonio de Cortés 225.3 19,15820,160
508San Francisco de Yojoa 96.0 13,96815,537
509San Manuel 137.7 30,74053,461
510Santa Cruz de Yojoa 722.4 61,46179,858
511Villanueva 358.9 80,662137,657
512La Lima 115.6 53,59463,216
06CholutecaCholuteca4,360.0306,832364,684459,124
601Choluteca 1,069.1 120,791169,113
602Apacilagua 213.1 8,9549,588
603Concepción de Maria 156.8 24,40626,950
604Duyure 105.5 2,7532,882
605El Corpus 242.2 21,85623,603
606El Triunfo 301.5 35,83046,605
607Marcovia 482.3 37,82447,971
608Morolica 281.3 5,0355,731
609Namasigue 200.9 25,14431,537
610Orocuina 124.6 15,94917,626
611Pespire 337.7 23,33225,825
612San Antonio de Flores 55.3 5,3506,029
613San Isidro 70.3 3,3843,594
614San José 62.3 3,3973,795
615San Marcos de Colon 582.8 20,49324,750
616Santa Ana de Yusguare 74.3 10,18613,524
07El ParaísoYuscarán7,489.2264,061331,351427,232
701Yuscarán 348.9 11,38416,011
702Alauca 170.1 7,8809,386
703Danlí 2,536.9 135,136181,188
704El Paraíso 415.8 34,65345,179
705Güinope 200.6 6,9367,705
706Jacaleapa 122.8 3,2593,955
707Liure 87.7 9,70710,975
708Morocelí 344.7 11,96914,731
709Oropolí 158.9 5,2755,946
710Potrerillos 125.4 3,0443,715
711San Antonio de Flores 154.6 4,7765,364
712San Lucas 123.3 6,8497,934
713San Matías 116.0 4,1004,991
714Soledad 169.2 9,54210,217
715Teupasenti 681.2 29,51940,269
716Texiguat 202.9 8,1089,030
717Vado Ancho 84.6 3,5964,189
718Yauyupe 76.3 1,3391,493
719Trojes 1,369.3 34,27944,955
08Francisco MorazánTegucigalpa8,618.7860,0831,109,9001,433,810
801Distrito Central 1,514.7 850,2271,126,534
802Alubaren 47.5 4,9535,775
803Cedros 750.3 17,72118,300
804Curarén 311.6 17,06419,658
805El Porvenir 400.4 14,18515,926
806Guaimaca 809.2 20,79129,936
807La Libertad 42.2 2,6822,970
808La Venta 125.5 5,7216,090
809Lepaterique 541.0 13,41114,899
810Maraita 257.5 5,5135,851
811Marale 476.0 6,9566,953
812Nueva Armenia 168.8 2,3652,239
813Ojojona 259.6 8,0648,237
814Orica 344.1 10,57511,253
815Reitoca 197.0 9,46810,911
816Sabanagrande 255.3 15,44217,005
817San Antonio de Oriente 227.3 12,06313,886
818San Buenaventura 64.9 1,9462,084
819San Ignacio 333.2 7,1147,409
820San Juan de Flores 391.7 10,36413,495
821San Miguelito 45.4 1,9041,943
822Santa Ana 65.9 8,54910,768
823Santa Lucía 65.0 6,6927,649
824Talanga 417.6 26,87636,610
825Tatumbla 81.1 4,7025,708
826Valle de Angeles 107.2 10,45414,652
827Villa de San Francisco 84.4 7,74510,060
828Vallecillo 234.3 6,3537,008
09Gracias a DiosPuerto Lempira16,997.136,31356,67988,314
901Puerto Lempira 8,063.0 23,33235,338
902Brus Laguna 3,291.6 9,47014,346
903Ahuas 1,800.6 6,0399,872
904Juan Francisco Bulnes 735.0 5,3408,343
905Villeda Morales 587.8 8,60114,034
906Wampusirpi 2,519.1 3,8976,381
10IntibucáLa Esperanza3,122.9129,469175,107232,509
1001La Esperanza 157.2 7,4118,946
1002Camasca 68.3 6,3827,347
1003Colomoncagua 181.4 15,53119,655
1004Concepción 91.8 9,49610,605
1005Dolores 82.7 3,7975,176
1006Intibucá 536.7 38,79254,321
1007Jesús de Otoro 414.4 21,04128,803
1008Magdalena 41.6 4,0794,710
1009Masaguara 253.9 12,45016,532
1010San Antonio 90.9 5,0665,549
1011San Isidro 72.0 3,0624,278
1012San Juan 177.3 8,87914,587
1013San Marcos de La Sierra 144.0 6,4778,610
1014San Miguelito 160.9 4,8376,627
1015Santa Lucía 63.5 5,0205,475
1016Yamaranguila 293.9 15,76121,640
1017San Francisco de Opalaca 292.4 7,0269,646
11Islas de la BahíaRoatán236.022,90931,55249,158
1101Roatán 82.8 17,42529,636
1102Guanaja 50.1 4,5355,660
1103José Santos Guardiola 58.5 7,61311,090
1104Utila 44.6 1,9792,772
12La PazLa Paz2,330.6109,995147,787196,322
1201La Paz 161.7 29,02741,250
1202Aguanqueterique 181.2 4,6435,300
1203Cabañas 151.9 2,2912,799
1204Cane 44.8 2,2442,572
1205Chinacla 62.3 5,8238,520
1206Guajiquiro 274.6 11,96914,745
1207Lauterique 35.1 2,8182,960
1208Marcala 225.0 20,43433,402
1209Mercedes de Oriente 38.0 1,0471,164
1210Opatoro 240.6 7,3928,289
1211San Antonio del Norte 73.0 2,8452,745
1212San José 64.3 7,2429,394
1213San Juan 47.7 1,9902,142
1214San Pedro de Tutule 44.8 5,1776,411
1215Santa Ana 197.7 9,30911,800
1216Santa Elena 163.6 6,8299,208
1217Santa María 97.4 8,0059,912
1218Santiago de Puringla 133.4 13,06415,492
1219Yarula 93.5 5,6388,218
13LempiraGracias4,234.2183,855243,971315,565
1302Belén 197.8 4,3446,148
1303Candelaria 50.0 5,9926,916
1304Cololaca 221.3 5,4016,792
1305Erandique 294.3 11,42614,500
1301Gracias 442.7 31,42249,798
1306Gualcince 162.5 9,30811,012
1307Guarita 172.0 7,7698,765
1308La Campa 108.9 4,1395,297
1309La Iguala 349.1 17,61821,951
1311La Unión 84.2 9,56513,592
1312La Virtud 82.9 5,9786,264
1310Las Flores 78.2 7,3359,580
1313Lepaera 311.8 28,44838,200
1314Mapulaca 31.9 3,7724,394
1315Piraera 178.8 11,14513,086
1316San Andrés 243.0 10,22412,677
1317San Francisco 133.4 7,8959,806
1318San Juan Guarita 42.8 2,7713,033
1319San Manuel Colohete 171.9 10,65514,036
1328San Marcos de Caiquin 94.0 4,0405,170
1320San Rafael 100.5 10,22212,919
1321San Sebastián 227.2 7,8359,714
1322Santa Cruz 150.3 4,8156,326
1323Talgua 81.7 8,20010,181
1324Tambla 58.6 2,2572,516
1325Tomalá 47.9 5,1766,370
1326Valladolid 80.6 3,5533,647
1327Virginia 35.9 2,6662,874
14OcotepequeOcotepeque1,630.277,128102,176132,453
1401Ocotepeque 172.9 15,88421,089
1402Belén Gualcho 156.9 11,34513,680
1403Concepción 116.2 3,7934,852
1404Dolores Merendón 44.4 2,2723,343
1405Fraternidad 85.5 2,2393,237
1406La Encarnación 35.0 3,8414,283
1407La Labor 103.8 6,4208,455
1408Lucerna 119.5 3,5774,534
1409Mercedes 96.1 6,0007,955
1410San Fernando 48.6 4,9885,971
1411San Francisco del Valle 109.5 6,1157,928
1412San Jorge 61.0 3,9155,073
1413San Marcos 165.1 14,02920,824
1414Santa Fe 64.7 3,6794,639
1415Sensenti 119.9 8,2599,895
1416Sinuapa 131.1 5,8206,696
15OlanchoJutigalpa24,057.3294,753384,881509,564
1501Juticalpa 2,606.2 84,641119,488
1502Campamento 391.5 14,77420,013
1503Catacamas 7,173.9 79,184112,909
1504Concordia 267.8 6,2676,921
1505Dulce Nombre de Culmí 2,925.0 22,59931,431
1506El Rosario 143.1 3,7654,625
1507Esquipulas del Norte 523.3 6,4259,581
1508Gualaco 2,363.5 17,27121,532
1509Guarizama 169.1 6,6587,912
1510Guata 680.0 9,44611,888
1511Guayape 422.5 11,34811,798
1512Jano 362.7 3,0323,915
1513La Unión 556.3 6,3267,619
1514Mangulile 432.7 7,6188,992
1515Manto 517.2 10,18911,630
1516Salamá 337.9 6,3067,015
1517San Esteban 1,953.3 20,01024,708
1518San Francisco de Becerra 332.9 6,8618,455
1519San Francisco de La Paz 533.7 15,52018,535
1520Santa María del Real 230.8 8,93112,412
1521Silca 255.6 6,8827,846
1522Yocón 243.2 9,15310,764
1523Patuca 635.1 21,67529,575
16Santa BárbaraSanta Bárbara5,024.2289,578327,343402,367
1601Santa Bárbara 295.6 29,27239,237
1602Arada 108.0 7,9539,663
1603Atima 199.9 11,97614,906
1604Azacualpa 222.3 16,15219,500
1605Ceguaca 61.2 3,8334,386
1606Concepción del Norte 134.6 7,7408,186
1607Concepción del Sur 63.3 5,3427,228
1608Chinda 68.4 3,9694,072
1609El Níspero 78.5 6,4227,604
1610Gualala 72.4 4,5095,009
1611Ilama 179.4 8,1899,556
1612Macuelizo 250.5 25,61434,998
1613Naranjito 130.5 10,20411,808
1614Nuevo Celilac 165.2 6,4757,361
1615Petoa 209.9 9,52111,196
1616Protección 148.9 13,32116,880
1617Quimistán 731.9 29,76137,834
1618San Francisco de Ojuera 195.7 5,3646,010
1619San José de Colinas 242.6 15,87117,205
1620San Luis 381.3 23,22929,672
1621San Marcos 222.8 12,34714,748
1622San Nicolás 86.6 10,74013,909
1623San Pedro Zacapa 227.8 8,3739,268
1624San Vicente Centenario 83.6 3,1473,492
1625Santa Rita 40.8 2,5673,272
1626Trinidad 161.1 15,89719,400
1627Las Vegas 106.1 17,49619,828
1628Nueva Frontera 155.3 12,05916,136
17ValleNacaome1,665.0124,572141,811171,613
1701Nacaome 528.0 46,78058,470
1702Alianza 215.0 6,9236,566
1703Amapala 80.7 9,68711,855
1704Aramecina 108.8 6,0356,472
1705Caridad 57.6 3,5423,743
1706Goascorán 200.5 13,26214,060
1707Langue 143.9 18,44521,605
1708San Francisco de Coray 95.9 8,5519,945
1709San Lorenzo 234.6 28,58638,897
18YoroYoro7,781.3346,316440,231552,100
1801Yoro 2,277.2 64,42578,797
1802Arenal 169.3 4,8065,096
1803El Negrito 514.2 35,65144,054
1804El Progreso 536.7 147,369204,429
1805Jocón 346.8 7,4498,105
1806Morazán 518.3 32,59238,732
1807Olanchito 2,028.2 78,77695,953
1808Santa Rita 149.0 17,16519,702
1809Sulaco 236.7 13,29213,887
1810Victoria 714.8 25,58428,504
1811Yorito 290.1 13,12214,841
 total 112,456.84,614,3776,076,8858,045,990
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Honduras.

Main cities

namepopulation
2001-07-28
census
Tegucigalpa (Distrito Central)850,227
San Pedro Sula515,458
Choloma151,999
El Progreso147,369
Danlí135,136
La Ceiba127,590
Choluteca120,791
Puerto Cortes90,161
Comayagua87,474
Juticalpa84,641
Villanueva80,662
Catacamas79,184
Olanchito78,776
Tela77,031
Yoro64,425
Santa Cruz de Yojoa61,461
Siguatepeque60,155
La Lima53,594
Tocoa53,191
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadíistica, Honduras.