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Choluteca Department

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Choluteca Department

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department of Honduras

Key facts

Country
Honduras
Founded
June 28, 1825
Capital city
Choluteca
Governor
Ilse Villatoro (2022–2026) ( LibRe )
Total
4,397 km (1,698 sq mi)
Density
101.9/km (263.8/sq mi)
Per capita
$1,800 (2023)
Time zone
UTC+6 ( CDT )
Postal code
51101, 51201
Iso 3166 code
HN-CH
Hdi 2021
0.583 , medium · 13th of 18

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Wikidata facts

Country
Honduras
Located in
Honduras
Capital
Choluteca
Population
420350
Area
4360
Time zone
UTC−06:00
Shares border with
El Paraíso Department
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Commons category
Choluteca Department
topic's main category
Category:Choluteca Department
inception
1825-06-28
different from
Choluteca
category of associated people
Category:People from Choluteca Department
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Encyclopedic overview

Choluteca is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is the city of Choluteca. The Choluteca River runs through the department.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Choluteca Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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