Valle is one of the 18
departments into which
Honduras is divided.
The departmental capital is
Nacaome. The department faces the
Gulf of Fonseca
The Gulf of Fonseca ( es, Golfo de Fonseca; ), a part of the Pacific Ocean, is a gulf in Central America, bordering El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
History
Fonseca Bay was discovered for Europeans in 1522 by Gil González de Ávil ...
and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry.
The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people.
Valle Department was organized in 1893.
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 ...
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Alianza
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Amapala
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Aramecina
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Caridad
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Goascorán
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Langue
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Nacaome
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San Francisco de Coray
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San Lorenzo
References
Departments of Honduras
States and territories established in 1893
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