Atlántida Department | |
Native Name: | Departamento de Atlántida |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | department |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Atlántida in Honduras |
Coordinates: | 15.6433°N -87.1317°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Honduras |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipalities |
Subdivision Name1: | 8 |
Subdivision Type2: | Villages |
Subdivision Name2: | 224 |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 24 February 1902 |
Seat Type: | Capital city |
Seat: | La Ceiba |
Government Type: | Departmental |
Leader Party: | PNH |
Leader Title: | Gobernador |
Leader Name: | Noelmy Balbina Arzú Cacho (2018-2022)[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4227 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 449822 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
Demographics1 Info1: | $1.5 billion (2023)[3] |
Demographics1 Title2: | Per capita |
Demographics1 Info2: | $2,800 (2023) |
Demographics2 Title2: | Total |
Demographics2 Info2: | $2.3 billion (2023) |
Demographics2 Title3: | Per capita |
Demographics2 Info3: | $5,800 (2023) |
Timezone1: | CDT |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 31101 |
Iso Code: | HN-AT |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2021) |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0.627[4] · 4th of 18 |
Footnotes: | Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[5] |
Atlántida (pronounced as /es/) is a department located on the north Caribbean shore of Honduras. The capital is the port city of La Ceiba.
In the past few decades, tourism has become the most important legitimate economic source for the coastal area. In 2005 it had an estimated population of about 372,532 people. The department covers a total surface area of 4,251 km².
The department was formed in 1902 from territory previously parts of the departments of Colón, Cortés, and Yoro. In 1910 it had a population of about 11,370 people.
Medical care is available at the Jungle Hospital,[6] which is located in the village of Rio Viejo, 20.1 road kilometers south of La Ceiba in the valley of the Rio Cangrejal. From La Ceiba, one should take the Carretera a La Cuenca (V200) to Rio Viejo.