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Lempira Department

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Country
  
Seat
  
Postal code
  
42101, 42201

Population
  
333,125 (2015)

Founded
  
1825

Time zone
  
-6

Area
  
4,234 km²

Municipalities
  
28

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Points of interest
  
Celaque National Park, Aguas Termales Presidente, El Fuerte de San Cristóbal, Casa Galeano, Cerro Las Minas

Lempira is one of the 18 departments of Honduras, Central America, located in the western part of the country with borders with El Salvador. It was named Gracias department until 1943, and the departmental capital is Gracias.

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Map of Lempira Department, Honduras

In colonial times, Gracias was an early important administrative center for the Spaniards. It eventually lost importance to Antigua, in Guatemala.

Lempira is a rugged department, and it is relatively isolated from the rest of the country. The highest mountain peak in Honduras, Cerro las Minas, is in Lempira. The department was named after Lempira, a local chieftain of the Lenca people who fought against the Spanish conquistadores in the early 16th century. Opals are mined near the town of Opatoro.

The department covers a total surface area of 4,290 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 277,910.

References

Lempira Department Wikipedia


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