Atlántida Department

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Atlántida
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Location of Atlántida in Honduras
Data
Capital La Ceiba
population 342,000 (2006 calculation)
surface 4251 km²
Population density 80 people / km²
structure 8th
ISO 3166-2 HN-AT
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La Ceiba with the Pico Bonito in the background
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Tela in Atlántida

The administrative district of Atlántida is one of 18 departments in Honduras and is located on the north Atlantic coast of the country.

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The capital and largest city of Atlántidas is the port city of La Ceiba . The next bigger city is Tela . The five next largest village communities are La Masica, Arizona, El Porvenir, Esparta and Santa Ana, which have come together to form a Mancomunidad . Economically, the region depends on the cultivation of pineapples and the African palm , the fruits of which are processed into oil .

Municipios

In terms of administration, the Atlántida Department is itself divided into eight municipalities :

  1. Arizona
  2. El Porvenir
  3. Esparta
  4. Jutiapa
  5. La Ceiba
  6. La Masica
  7. San Francisco
  8. Tela

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Coordinates: 15 ° 39 ′  N , 87 ° 8 ′  W