Valle Department

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Valle Department
Departamento de Valle
Valle in Honduras.svg
Location of Valle in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°32′N87°29′W / 13.533°N 87.483°W / 13.533; -87.483
CountryFlag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
Municipalities 9
Villages86
Founded11 July 1893
Capital city Nacaome
Government
  Type Departmental
  GobernadorLenín Cruz Padilla (2018-2022) (PNH)
Area
  Total1,618 km2 (625 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total178,561
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)
  Total$400 million (2023) [1]
  Per capita$2,000 (2023)
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar)
  Total$900 million (2023)
  Per capita$4,200 (2023)
Time zone UTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code
52101
ISO 3166 code HN-VA
HDI (2021)0.589 [2]
medium · 10th of 18
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013 [3]

Valle is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided.

The departmental capital is Nacaome. The department faces the Gulf of Fonseca and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry.

The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km2 and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people.

Valle Department was organized in 1893.

Municipalities

  1. Alianza
  2. Amapala
  3. Aramecina
  4. Caridad
  5. Goascorán
  6. Langue
  7. Nacaome
  8. San Francisco de Coray
  9. San Lorenzo

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References

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  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. "Consulta Base de datos INE en línea: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2013" [Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (in Spanish). El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.