Colón Department (Honduras)

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.

Colón Department

Departamento de Colón
Department
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Location of Colón in Honduras
Coordinates: 15°55′N 86°0′W
CountryHonduras
Municipalities10
Villages127
Founded19 December 1881
Capital cityTrujillo
Government
 • GobernadorCarlos Ramón Aguilar (2018-2022) (PNH)
Area
 • Total8,276 km2 (3,195 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total319,786
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code
32101
ISO 3166 codeHN-CL
HDI (2017)0.604[1]
medium · 5th
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[2]

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

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "Consulta Base de datos INE en línea: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2013" [Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (in Spanish). El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.


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