Introduced | 16 April 1993 |
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TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
Status | Active |
Registry | Red de Desarrollo Sostenible Honduras |
Sponsor | Red de Desarrollo Sostenible Honduras |
Intended use | Entities connected with Honduras |
Actual use | Gets some use in Honduras |
Registration restrictions | None |
Structure | Registrations are directly at second level |
Documents | General policies |
Dispute policies | Conflict policy |
DNSSEC | yes |
Registry website | www punto |
.hn is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Honduras.
Telecommunication in Honduras started in 1876 when the first telegraph was introduced, continued development with the telephone in 1891, radio in 1928, television in 1959, the Internet in the early 1990s, and cellphones in 1996.
Honduras is divided into 18 departments. Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras. The governor represents the executive branch in the region in addition to acting as intermediary between municipalities and various national authorities; resolves issues arising between municipalities; oversees the penitentiaries and prisons in his department; and regularly works with the various Secretaries of State that form the President's Cabinet. To be eligible for appointment as a governor, the individual must: a) live for five consecutive years in the department; b) be Honduran; c) be older than 18 years of age and; d) know how to read and write.
The National Party of Honduras is a conservative political party in Honduras founded on 27 February 1902, by Manuel Bonilla Chirinos. Historically it has been one of the two most influential parties in the country. The party's platform is based on Christian humanist doctrine, and its five main principles are common wealth, dignity of the human person, equality, solidarity and subsidiarity.
General Manuel Bonilla Chirinos was a military officer with the rank of Major General and President of Honduras from 13 April 1903 to 25 February 1907, and again from 1 February 1912 to 21 March 1913. He had previously served as Vice President of Honduras from 1895 to 1899.
Soledad is a municipality in the Honduran department of El Paraíso.
Honduras is administratively divided into 18 departments, which are subdivided into 298 municipalities. Municipalities are the only administrative division in Honduras that possess local government. Each municipality has its own elected mayor as opposed to the appointed governors of departments. For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into 3731 aldeas, and those into 27969 caserios. At the lowest level, some caserios are subdivided into 3336 barrios or colonias.
Club Deportivo Social Sol is a Honduran football team based in Olanchito, Yoro.
The Central Bank of Honduras was established on 1 July 1950. The president of the bank is appointed by President of Honduras for a term of four years. The current bank president is Rebeca Santos.
El Tiempo is a Honduran daily newspaper owned by Jaime Rosenthal.
Tegucigalpa —formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District, and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.
Francisco Javier Reyes Acosta is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Club Deportivo Victoria.
Gerson Daniel Rodas Leiva is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Honduras Progreso in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.
The 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 51st Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format stayed the same as the previous season. The tournament began in July 2016 and ended in May 2017.
The 2016–17 season is the 69th season of competitive association football in Honduras.
Diego Martín Vásquez Castro is an Argentine football coach and former player who is the manager of Honduran club Motagua.
The 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 52nd Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the previous season. The tournament started on 28 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. The season was divided into two halves, each crowning one champion. C.D. Marathón, as the team with the best record, qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Real C.D. España and F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2018 CONCACAF League.
The 2014–15 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 48th season of the Second level in Honduran football and the 13th under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Under the management of Roger Espinoza, Juticalpa F.C. won the tournament after winning both the Apertura and Clausura seasons and obtained automatic promotion to the 2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional.
The 2018–19 Liga Nacional de Honduras season was the 53rd edition of the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top football league in Honduras, since its establishment in 1965. The tournament started in July 2018 and ended in June 2019. The season was divided into two halves, each crowning one champion. F.C. Motagua as winners of both tournaments, qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF League as HON1. Club Deportivo Olimpia as runner-ups and C.D. Marathón as the team with the third best record, also qualified to international contention for next season.
The 2018–19 season is the 71st season of competitive association football in Honduras.
Honduras observes Central Standard Time (UTC−6) year-round.