Francisco Morazan Department

Francisco Morazan
Location of Francisco Morazán in Honduras
Data
Capital	Tegucigalpa
population	2,110,008 (2013 census)
surface	8619 km²
Population density	245 inhabitants / km²
structure	28
ISO 3166-2	HN-FM
Cathedral in Tegucigalpa

Francisco Morazán is one of the 18 departments in Honduras ( Central America ). It is named after a hero of the first half of the 19th century who was important for the Central American and Honduran self-image.

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The capital of the department is Tegucigalpa . It is also the state capital. Until 1943 the department was also called Tegucigalpa , but was then renamed after José Francisco Morazán Quezada - the former President of the Central American Confederation .

Municipios

The Francisco Morazán Department is administratively divided into 28 municipalities :

Alubarén	Cedros
Curaren	Distrito Central (= Tegucigalpa )
El Porvenir	Guaimaca
La Libertad	La Venta
Lepaterique	Maraita
Marale	Nueva Armenia
Ojojon	Orica
Reitoca	Sabanagrande
San Antonio de Oriente	San Buenaventura
San Ignacio	San Juan de Flores
San Miguelito	Santa Ana
Santa Lucía	Talanga
Tatumbla	Valle de Ángeles
Vallecillo	Villa de San Francisco

Web links

• Interactive map of Honduras

Coordinates: 14 ° 0 ′  N , 87 ° 18 ′  W