Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa
City
Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central
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Nickname(s):  Tegus,[1] Tepaz,[2] Cerro de Plata (Silver Mountain)
Location of the Central District within the Department of Francisco Morazán
Tegucigalpa Location of Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W / 14.100; -87.217
Country	Honduras
Department	Francisco Morazán
Municipality	Central District
Founded	29 September 1578; 445 years ago (1578-09-29)
Capital	30 October 1880; 143 years ago (1880-10-30)
Merged as Central District	30 January 1937; 87 years ago (1937-01-30)
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Body	Municipal Corporation
• Mayor	Jorge Aldana (LIBRE)
• Vice Mayor	Juan García[3]
• Aldermen	10 First Alderman - Martín Fonseca (PNH);[3] Second Alderman - José Velázquez (PNH); Third Alderman - Erick Amador (PNH); Fourth Alderman - Rafael Barahona (LIBRE); Fifth Alderwoman - Marcia Facussé Andonie (PLH); Sixth Alderman - Jorge Zelaya (PNH); Seventh Alderwoman - María Borjas (LIBRE); Eight Alderman - José Dávila (PAC); Ninth Alderman - Faíz Sikaffy (PLH); Tenth Alderwoman - Silvia Montalván (PNH).
Area
• City	201.5 km2 (77.8 sq mi)
• Central District	1,396.5 km2 (539.2 sq mi)
Elevation	990 m (3,250 ft)
Population  (2022)
• City	1,526,660
• Density	5,604.6/km2 (14,516/sq mi)
• Metro	1,324,000
• Metro density	948.08/km2 (2,455.5/sq mi)
• Demonym	Spanish:tegucigalpense comayagüelense capitalino(a)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central America)
Postal code	Tegucigalpa: 11101,[4] Comayagüela: 12101[4]
Area code	(country) +504 (city) 2[5]
Annual budget (2008)	1.555 billion lempiras (US$82,190,000)
Climate	Aw
Website	Government of Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa is the capital and largest city of Honduras. With a total population of 1,526,660 people as of 2022.

1. ↑ Tiroren (2008). "Meaning of word "Tegus"". tuBabel.com. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
2. ↑ "Enjoy your Tegucigalpa Expat Experience". InterNations.org. 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} AMDC (2011-09-10). "Members of the Municipal Corporation". AMDC. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Honducor (2008-05-10). "ZIP Codes for Honduras". Honduras.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
5. ↑ Hondutel (2009-10-14). "Honduras Country Codes". CallingCodes.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2010-06-29.