Colón Department (Honduras) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Colón Department Departamento de Colón
department
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Colón in Honduras
Country	Honduras
Municipalities	10
Villages	127
Founded	19 December 1881
Capital city	Trujillo
Area
• Total	8,276 km2 (3,195 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	319,786
• Density	38.6402/km2 (100.078/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code	32101
ISO 3166 code	HN-CL
HDI (2017)	0.604 medium · 5th
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013

Colón is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. It was created in 1881. The departmental capital is Trujillo, and the other main city is Tocoa. Trujillo was the site of the first Catholic Mass on the American mainland, held when Christopher Columbus reached the Honduran shore in 1502.

Colon harbors a substantial Garifuna population and has pristine beaches and rainforested national parks. The Fort of Santa Barbara, built by the Spaniards in the colonial era, was the site of the execution of US filibuster William Walker in Trujillo, and his remains are buried in the city's graveyard.

The department covers a total surface area of 8,875 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 284,900 people.

Municipalities

1. Balfate
2. Bonito Oriental
3. Iriona
4. Limón
5. Sabá
6. Santa Fé
7. Santa Rosa de Aguán
8. Sonaguera
9. Tocoa
10. Trujillo

See also

In Spanish: Departamento de Colón para niños