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Valle Department

Departamento de Valle
department
Location of Valle in Honduras
Location of Valle in Honduras
Country  Honduras
Municipalities 9
Villages 86
Founded 11 July 1893
Capital city Nacaome
Government
 • Type Departmental
Area
 • Total 1,618 km2 (625 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total 178,561
 • Density 110.36/km2 (285.83/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code
52101
ISO 3166 code HN-VA
HDI (2017) 0.586
medium · 8th
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013

Valle is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided.

The departmental capital is Nacaome. The department faces the Gulf of Fonseca and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry.

The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km2 and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people.

Valle Department was organized in 1893.

Municipalities

  1. Alianza
  2. Amapala
  3. Aramecina
  4. Caridad
  5. Goascorán
  6. Langue
  7. Nacaome
  8. San Francisco de Coray
  9. San Lorenzo

See also

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