Choluteca Department
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Choluteca is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is the city of Choluteca. The Choluteca River runs through the department.
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Choluteca Department
Departamento de Choluteca | |
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Country | Honduras |
Municipalities | 16 |
Villages | 198 |
Founded | June 28, 1825[lower-alpha 1] |
Capital city | Choluteca |
Government | |
• Gobernador | Edgardo Tato Loucel (2018–2022) (PNH) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,397 km2 (1,698 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 447,852 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
• Total | $1.0 billion (2023)[1] |
• Per capita | $1,800 (2023) |
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar) | |
• Total | $2.0 billion (2023) |
• Per capita | $3,800 (2023) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (CDT) |
Postal code | 51101, 51201 |
ISO 3166 code | HN-CH |
HDI (2021) | 0.583[2] medium · 13th of 18 |
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[3] |
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