Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras Explained

Santa Bárbara Department
Native Name:Departamento de Santa Bárbara
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:department
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Honduras
Coordinates:14.9167°N -102°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Honduras
Subdivision Type1:Municipalities
Subdivision Name1:28
Subdivision Type2:Villages
Subdivision Name2:370
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:28 June 1825
Seat Type:Capital city
Seat:Santa Bárbara
Government Type:Departmental
Leader Party:PNH
Leader Title:Gobernador
Leader Name:Wilman Ottoniel Pineda (2018–2022)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5013
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:434896
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:$1.3 billion (2023)[1]
Demographics1 Title2:Per capita
Demographics1 Info2:$2,300 (2023)
Demographics2 Title2:Total
Demographics2 Info2:$2.6 billion (2023)
Demographics2 Title3:Per capita
Demographics2 Info3:$4,900 (2023)
Timezone1:CDT
Utc Offset1:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:22101
Iso Code:HN-SB
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2021)
Blank Info Sec1:0.593[2]
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Footnotes:Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[3]

Santa Bárbara is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Santa Bárbara.

Geography

The department covers a total surface area of 5,115 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 368,298 people.

Economy

The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for exportation.[4]

Municipalities

  1. Arada
  2. Atima
  3. Azacualpa
  4. Ceguaca
  5. Chinda
  6. Concepción del Norte
  7. Concepción del Sur
  8. El Níspero
  9. Gualala
  10. Ilama
  11. Las Vegas
  12. Macuelizo
  13. Naranjito
  14. Nueva Frontera
  15. Nuevo Celilac
  16. Petoa
  17. Protección
  18. Quimistán
  19. San Francisco de Ojuera
  20. San José de Colinas
  21. San Luis
  22. San Marcos
  23. San Nicolás
  24. San Pedro Zacapa
  25. Santa Bárbara
  26. Santa Rita
  27. San Vicente Centenario
  28. Trinidad

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series). 2024-01-11.
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  3. 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.
  4. Book: Baily, John. Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. 1850. Trelawney Saunders. London. 119.