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Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa
City
Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central
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Official seal of Tegucigalpa
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Nickname(s): Tegus,Tepaz,Cerro de Plata (Silver Mountain)
Location of the Central District within the Department of Francisco Morazán
Location of the Central District within the Department of Francisco Morazán
Tegucigalpa is located in Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
Location of Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W / 14.100; -87.217Coordinates: 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W / 14.100; -87.217
Country  Honduras
Department Francisco Morazán
Municipality Central District
Founded 29 September 1578; 438 years ago (1578-09-29)
Capital 30 October 1880; 136 years ago (1880-10-30)
Merged as Central District 30 January 1937; 79 years ago (1937-01-30)
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • Body Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor Nasry Asfura (PNH)
 • Vice Mayor Juan García
 • Aldermen
 • Municipal Secretary Cosette Lopez Osorio
Area
 • City 1,514 km2 (585 sq mi)
 • Urban 201.5 km2 (77.8 sq mi)
Elevation 990 m (3,250 ft)
Population (2013 census)
 • City 1,157,509
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,055,729
Demonym(s) Spanish:tegucigalpense, comayagüelense, capitalino(a)
Time zone Central America (UTC-6)
Postal code Tegucigalpa: 11101, Comayagüela: 12101
Area code(s) (country) +504 (city) 2
Annual budget (2008) 1.555 billion lempiras (US$82,190,000)
Website Government of Tegucigalpa
Central District crime indicators*
2007 2008 2009
Homicide rate 58.1 60.6 71.8
Intentional homicides 621 654 792
Unintentional homicides 93 100 151
Male victim ratio 89.7% 91% 91%
Top victim age group (15–39) 68.9% 65.5% 73.2%
Firearm involvement 80% 81% 85.6%
Organized crime involvement 14.2% 26.3% 39%
Sexual assaults 577 521 647
Crimes against person 3,791 3,746 4,471
Crimes against property 659 3,406 7,863
Suicides 72 64 69
Top suicide age group (15–39) 48.6% 35.9% 47.8%
Vehicle-related deaths 222 235 246
*Data based on crimes reported to authorities. Source:

Tegucigalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [teɣusiˈɣalpa or teɣuθiˈɣalpa], formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District Spanish: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.), commonly referred to as Tegus, is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela.

Claimed on September 29, 1578 by the Spaniards, Tegucigalpa became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto. The current Constitution of Honduras, enacted in 1982, names the sister cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela as a Central District to serve as the permanent national capital, under articles 8 and 295.

After a failed attempt to create a Central American republic in 1821, Honduras became an individual sovereign nation. On January 30, 1937, Article 179 of the 1936 Honduran Constitution was changed under Decree 53 to establish Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela as a Central District.

Tegucigalpa is located in the southern-central highland region known as the department of Francisco Morazán of which it is also the departmental capital. It is situated in a valley, surrounded by mountains. Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela, being sister cities, are physically separated by the Choluteca River. The Central District is the largest of the 28 municipalities in the Francisco Morazán department.

Tegucigalpa is Honduras' largest and most populous city as well as the nation's political and administrative center. Tegucigalpa is host to 25 foreign embassies and 16 consulates. It is the home base of several state-owned entities such as ENEE and Hondutel, the national energy and telecommunications companies, respectively. The city is also home to the country's most important public university, the National Autonomous University of Honduras, as well as the national soccer team. The capital's international airport, Toncontín, is known for its extremely short runway and the unusual maneuvers pilots must undertake upon landing or taking off to avoid the nearby mountains.


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