Ocotepeque Department

Ocotepeque Department
Location of Ocotepeque department

Ocotepeque is one of the 18 departments of Honduras, Central America, located in the West and bordering both El Salvador and Guatemala. It was formed in 1906 from part of Copán department. The capital and main city is Ocotepeque.

The department covers a total surface area of 1,680 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 118,558.

Municipalities

  1. Belén Gualcho
  2. Concepción
  3. Dolores Merendon
  4. Fraternidad
  5. La Encarnación
  6. La Labor
  7. Lucerna
  8. Mercedes
  9. Ocotepeque
  10. San Fernando
  11. San Francisco del Valle
  12. San Jorge
  13. San Marcos
  14. Santa Fé
  15. Sensenti
  16. Sinuapa
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Coordinates: 14°26′N 89°11′W / 14.433°N 89.183°W / 14.433; -89.183


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