Francisco Morazán (), FMO is one of the
departments of Honduras
Honduras is divided into 18 departments ( Spanish: ''departamentos''). Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras. The governor represents the executive branch in the region in addition to acting as int ...
.
It is located in the central part of the nation. The departmental capital is
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...
, which is also Honduras's national capital. Until 1943 it was known as Tegucigalpa department. It was named after national hero
Francisco Morazán
José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American politician who served as president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America h ...
.
The department is very mountainous, with rugged ranges covered in
pine
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forests; which are rocky and mostly clay. Valleys, like those of Guaimaca, Talanga, and Amarateca, are interspersed among the ranges. Many of the high mountain peaks house
cloud forests
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, like La Tigra National park or Cerro Uyuca. The extreme southeastern portion of the department has a Pacific
dry forest
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**Arid regions
**Drought
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* Dryness (medical)
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environment, while the northern portion contains the ''Montaña de la Flor'', home to the
Jicaque people.
Francisco Morazán department covers a total surface area of and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 1,680,700 people.
The coat-of-arms and department flag of Francisco Morazán Department are the same as its capital,
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...
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Municipalities
# Alubarén
# Cedros Cedros, Portuguese and Spanish for ''cedars'', may refer to the following places:
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* Cedros, Francisco Morazán, a municipality in the Department of Francisco Morazán
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# Curarén
# Distrito Central
Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...
(cap. Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...
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# El Porvenir
# Guaimaca
Guaimaca is a town, with a population of 21,330 (2023 calculation), and a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán
José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American p ...
# La Libertad
# La Venta
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# Lepaterique
Lepaterique is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.
Military base
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# Maraita
Maraita () is a Municipalities of Honduras, municipality in the Honduras, Honduran Departments of Honduras, department of Francisco Morazán department, Francisco Morazán.
Municipalities of the Francisco Morazán Department
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# Marale
# Nueva Armenia
# Ojojona
Ojojona is a municipality in the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán, located 34 km south of Tegucigalpa. The town is one of the many touristic places of near the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. It is also the place of birth of nota ...
# Orica
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# 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
See also
* Arnoldo José Avilés García
Arnoldo José Aviles García (born September 13, 1968) is a Honduran politician. A member of the National Party of Honduras, he represents the Francisco Morazan Department. Aviles García served as a deputy of the National Congress of Honduras
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References
Departments of Honduras
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