Atlántida Department Explained

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]
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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.

History

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.

Municipalities

  1. Arizona
  2. El Porvenir
  3. Esparta
  4. Jutiapa
  5. La Ceiba
  6. La Masica
  7. San Francisco
  8. Tela

Medical care

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juramentan a gobernadores y comisionados presidenciales de Atlántida, La Paz, Santa Bárbara y Comayagua . . 27 February 2018 . Presidencia Honduras . Tegucigalpa . es . Swearing in of governors and presidential commissioners of Atlántida, La Paz, Santa Bárbara and Comayagua . 2018-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002328/http://presidencia.gob.hn/index.php/gob/el-presidente/3751-juramentan-a-gobernadores-y-comisionados-presidenciales-de-atlantida-la-paz-santa-barbara-y-comayagua . 13 September 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: GeoHive - Honduras extended. 31 December 2015.
  3. Web site: TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series). 2024-01-11.
  4. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  5. Web site: Consulta Base de datos INE en línea: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2013 . Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013 . es . 1 August 2018 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) . El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) . 2018-09-13.
  6. Web site: Jungle Hospital . Jungle Hospital . 31 August 2017 .