Administrative divisions of Honduras
Honduras is divided into 18 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Honduras
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TegucigalpaCapital | 946,000 |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 680,091 |
| 3 | La Ceiba | 145,926 |
| 4 | Choluteca | 99,429 |
| 5 | Comayagua | 71,142 |
| 6 | Nacaome | 47,000 |
| 7 | Juticalpa | 37,442 |
| 8 | Santa Rosa de Copán | 35,529 |
| 9 | La Paz | 17,555 |
| 10 | Yoro | 15,774 |
Tegucigalpa is the largest urban area in Honduras with about 946,000 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Honduras: ≈ 2,842 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Coco
- Lempa
- Ula
- Motagua
🏞️ Lakes
No major lakes at this scale.
Ethnic groups in Honduras
Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%
Regionally, Mestizo is the most common ethnic group across most of the 18 divisions, while Indigenous predominates in 3 divisions (Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, Lempira).
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Honduras
Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
Regionally, Evangelical is the most common religious group across most of the 18 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Honduras
Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 18 divisions, while Miskito predominates in 1 division (Gracias a Dios).
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.