Nueva Ocotepeque Explained

Nueva Ocotepeque, with a population of 14,900 (2023 calculation),^[1] is the capital of the Ocotepeque Department of Honduras. It is situated in the north-south valley of the Lempa River, north of the El Salvador border, and east of the Guatemala border.^{[2] [3]}

Nueva Ocotopeque was settled in 1935 after the site of the former town of Ocotepeque was destroyed by flooding of the river.^[4] It was briefly occupied by El Salvador during the Football War.

It is served by Nueva Ocotepeque Airport.

Education

My Little Red House Bilingual School, K-8.

Sources

14.4333°N -100°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/honduras/cities/ Citypopulation.de
2. Web site: Nueva Ocotepeque . Google Maps . Google . 12 October 2018.
3. Web site: Nueva Ocotepeque . OpenStreetMap . 12 October 2018.
4. Book: Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer . registration . 1952 . Columbia University Press . New York . 1354.