Colón is one of the 18
departments into which
Honduras is divided. It was created in 1881. The departmental capital is
Trujillo, and the other main city is
Tocoa. Trujillo was the site of the first Catholic Mass on the American mainland, held when Christopher Columbus reached the Honduran shore in 1502.
Colon harbors a substantial
Garifuna
The Garifuna people ( or ; pl. Garínagu in Garifuna) are a people of mixed free African and indigenous American ancestry that originated in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language, and Vincentian ...
population and has pristine beaches and rainforested national parks. The Fort of Santa Barbara, built by the Spaniards in the colonial era, was the site of the execution of US
filibuster William Walker in Trujillo, and his remains are buried in the city's graveyard.
The department covers a total surface area of 8,875 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 284,900 people.
Municipalities
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Balfate
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Iriona
Iriona is a municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''munic ...
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Limón
Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ho ...
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Sabá
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Santa Fé
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Santa Rosa de Aguán
Santa Rosa de Aguán () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón.
It was affected by Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch is the second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record, causing over 11,000 fatalities in Central America in 1 ...
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Sonaguera
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Tocoa
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Trujillo
References
Departments of Honduras
States and territories established in 1881
1881 establishments in Honduras
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