Official Name: | San Agustín |
Pushpin Map: | Honduras |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Honduras |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Honduras |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Copán |
Area Total Km2: | 73 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 5643 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 14.8167°N -144°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwa |
San Agustín (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán. It is situated by road northwest of Santa Rosa de Copán.
In the Territorial Political Division of 1896, San Agustín had the status of a small village (aldea). It was promoted to the status of municipality in 1930, though in 1940 it formed part of Santa Rosa, until it finally became a municipality again in 1957.[1]
The municipality borders the municipality of Concepción to the north, the municipalities of La Unión and Cucuyagua to the south, the municipality of Santa Rosa de Copán to the east and the municipality of Santa Rita to the west.[2]
The municipality contains four villages: San Agustín (the capital), Cerro Negro, El Descombro, and Granadillal.[3]
The area is a producer of pottery.[4] The main town contains the church Iglesia Asambleas de Dios Aposento and a small guesthouse, Rancho Anita.