• Source: Lempira Department

Lempira is one of the 18 departments in Honduras. located in the western part of the country, it is bordered by the departments of Ocotepeque and Copán to the west, Intibucá to the east, and Santa Bárbara to the north. To its south lies the El Salvador–Honduras border. The departmental capital is Gracias.
It was named Gracias department until 1943. 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 Erandique.
The department covers a total surface area of 4,290 km2. In 2005, had an estimated population of 277,910.
Lempira is one of the poorest departments of the whole country and has the lowest Human Development Index.




Municipalities


Belén
Candelaria
Cololaca
Erandique
Gracias
Gualcince
Guarita
La Campa
La Iguala
Las Flores
La Unión
La Virtud
Lepaera
Mapulaca
Piraera
San Andrés
San Francisco
San Juan Guarita
San Manuel Colohete
San Marcos de Caiquín
San Rafael
San Sebastián
Santa Cruz
Talgua
Tambla
Tomalá
Valladolid
Virginia




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References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar negara di Amerika Utara
• Dolar Amerika Serikat
• Honduras
• Penaklukan Honduras oleh Spanyol
• Lempira Department
• Lempira (Lenca ruler)
• Lempira
• Gracias a Dios Department
• Juan Orlando Hernández
• Gracias
• Intibucá Department
• Departments of Honduras
• Puerto Lempira
• Cerro Las Minas