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] · 9th of 18 |
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.
The department covers a total surface area of 5,115 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 368,298 people.
The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for exportation.[4]