Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.), and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.

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Tegucigalpa is the capital and largest city of Honduras, a Central American country. It shares this role with its sister city, Comayagüela, and is commonly referred to locally as Tegus or Teguz.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Tegucigalpa
Settlement.official_name: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central
Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Tegucigalpa.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Distrito Central.svg
Settlement.nicknames: Tegus, Tepaz, Cerro de Plata (Silver Mountain)
Settlement.image_map: FranciscoMorazanMunicipalities2.png
Settlement.mapsize: 120px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the Central District within the Department of Francisco Morazán
Settlement.pushpin_map: Honduras#Central America#North America
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Francisco Morazán
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Central District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_title2: Capital

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Encyclopedic overview

37 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Climate
Hurricane Mitch
Around the city
Comayagüela
Demographics
Health
Religion
Crime and violence
Economy
Banking
Foreign investment
Government
Central District
National and departmental governments
Local government
Current administration
Law enforcement
Education
Private schools
Universities
Sport
Transportation
Roads and highways
Arterial roads
Public transportation
National and international ground transportation
Air transportation
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Claimed on 29 September 1578 by the Spaniards, Tegucigalpa became the Honduran capital on 30 October 1880, under President Marco Aurelio Soto, when he moved the seat of government from Comayagua, which had been the Honduran capital since its independence in 1841. The 1936 constitution established Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela as a Central District, and the current 1982 Honduran Constitution continues to define the sister cities as a Central District that serves as the permanent national capital.

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