Ocotepeque is one of the 18

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 ...

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, located in the West and bordering both

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and

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. It was formed in 1906 from part of

Copán department Copán is one of the departments in the western part of Honduras. The departmental capital is the town of Santa Rosa de Copán. The department is well known for its tobacco and fine cigars. The department is famous for its Pre-Columbian archaeol ...

. The capital and main city is

Nueva Ocotepeque Nueva Ocotepeque, with a population of 13,940 (2020 calculation), is the capital of the Ocotepeque Department of Honduras. It is situated in the north-south valley of the Lempa River, north of the El Salvador border, and east of the Guatemal ...

. The department covers a total surface area of 1,630 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 151,516.

Municipalities 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 ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

# Belén Gualcho # Concepción # Dolores Merendon # Fraternidad #

La Encarnación La Encarnación () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, La Encarnación municipality had a population of 4,961. Of these, 95.62% were Mestizo, 2.24% White, 0.85% Indi ...

La Labor La Labor is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. It is one of five municipalities within the Mancomunidad Guisayote (http://www.mancomunidadguisayote.hn/). Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, La Labor mun ...

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Ocotepeque Ocotepeque is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. The town of Nueva Ocotepeque is the municipal seat and the capital of the department. The department borders two countries, Guatemala and El Salvador and covers 1,630 ...

San Fernando San Fernando may refer to: People *Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia Places Argentina *San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...

San Francisco del Valle San Francisco del Valle is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, San Francisco del Valle municipality had a population of 9,625. Of these, 86.61% were Mestizo, 10.00% Whi ...

Santa Ifigenia Santa Ifigenia is a town in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque (department) Ocotepeque is one of the 18 departments of Honduras, Central America, located in the West and bordering both El Salvador and Guatemala. It was formed in 1906 from ...

# San Jorge #

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# Santa Fé #

Sensenti Sensenti is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Sensenti municipality had a population of 11,453. Of these, 99.11% were Mestizo, 0.53% Indigenous, 0.24% Black or Afro ...

Sinuapa Sinuapa is a municipality in the Honduran department of Ocotepeque. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Sinuapa municipality had a population of 8,735. Of these, 91.05% were Mestizo, 6.91% White, 1.10% Black or Afro-Hondura ...

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