Comayagua () is one of the 18 departments ''(departamentos)'' into which

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

is divided. The departmental capital is

Comayagua Comayagua () is a city, municipality and old capital of Honduras, located northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula and above sea level. The accelerated growth experienced by the city of Comayagua led the municipal authoriti ...

Geography

The department covers a total surface area of 5,124 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 511,943 people.

Economy

Historically, the department produced

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copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

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, and

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were also mined, including

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and

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. The area was also known for "fine"

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# El Rosario # Esquías # Humuya # La Libertad #

Lamaní Lamaní is a municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. It is located about 25 minutes from the City of Comayagua, in the vicinity of the Piedra Parada Mountain. Overview Many of Lamaní's residents own farms where they raise cows a ...

# Las Lajas # La Trinidad # Lejamaní # Meámbar #

Minas de Oro Minas de Oro is a municipality in the Honduran Departments of Honduras, department of Comayagua department, Comayagua. Geography Minas de Oro is located to the northeast of Comayagua, 150 km to the northwest of Tegucigalpa, the capital of ...

Ojos de Agua Ojos de Agua is a municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. It is about 1700 feet (or about 1.1 kilometers) from the border of Honduras and El Salvador, which is formed by the Rio Sumpul. The name "Ojos de Agua" translates ...

# San Jerónimo # San José de Comayagua #

San José del Potrero San José del Potrero is a municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua Comayagua () is a city, municipality and old capital of Honduras, located northwest of Tegucigalpa on the highway to San Pedro Sula and above sea level. The ...

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San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...

Siguatepeque Siguatepeque () is a city and municipality in the Honduran department of Comayagua. The city has a population of 73,480 (2020 calculation). History Founded by the Spanish in 1689 as a religious centre for retreats and monastic training, the p ...

# Taulabé # Villa de San Antonio

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References

Departments of Honduras {{Honduras-geo-stub eo:Comayagua