Honduras Map
Google Maps, detailed facts of Honduras (ISO: HN) and the capital city, Tegucigalpa. This page enables you to explore Honduras and its land boundaries in total: 1,575 km. You may also view the border countries of Honduras (total: 3, Guatemala 244 km, El Salvador 391 km, Nicaragua 940 km with its area of total: 112,090 sq km; land: 111,890 sq km, water: 200 sq km through detailed Satellite imagery – fast and easy as never before – with Google Maps.
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Honduras Google Maps & Facts
This virtual map shows Honduras, located in Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua, with its cities, towns, highways, main roads, streets, Street Views, and terrain maps regularly updated by Google.
You are viewing Honduras and its location (Central America and the Caribbean) at the geographic coordinates of 15 00 N, 86 30 W, inland counties boundaries and international borders.
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Geographical facts about Honduras including Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras |
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| Name of the country: | Honduras | Capital city: | Tegucigalpa |
| Geographical coordinates of Honduras: | 15 00 N, 86 30 W | Geographical coordinates of Tegucigalpa: | 14 06 N 87 13 W |
| Location of Honduras: | Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua | Continent / area: | Central America and the Caribbean |
| The area of Honduras: | total: 112,090 sq km; land: 111,890 sq km, water: 200 sq km | Area comparative of Honduras: | slightly larger than Tennessee |
| The elevation data of Honduras: | mean elevation: 684 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m, highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m | The climate of Honduras: | subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains |
| Land use of Honduras: | agricultural land: 28.8%; arable land 9.1%; permanent crops 4%; permanent pasture 15.7%; forest: 45.3%; other: 25.9% (2011 estimate) | Irrigated land: | 900 sq km (2012) |
| Geographical notes of Honduras: | has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast | The terrain of Honduras: | mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains |
| Land boundaries of Honduras: | total: 1,575 km | Borders countries of Honduras: | Guatemala 244 km, El Salvador 391 km, Nicaragua 940 km |
| Maritime claims of Honduras: | territorial sea: 12 nautical miles, contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles, exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles, continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nautical miles | ||
Fast Facts about Honduras
Are you traveling to Honduras? When you are on the way to explore foreign countries in Central America and the Caribbean, it is always good to be aware of the nature of that specific nation and the surroundings, in this case: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Did you know that the legal system of Honduras is civil law system?
When you are traveling around or looking for accommodation in Honduras, you would better know that (the lengths of roadways total: 14,742 km, paved: 3,367 km, unpaved: 11,375 km (1,543 km summer only), note: an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry (2012)), and the most crowded areas in this country are: TEGUCIGALPA (capital) 1.123 million; San Pedro Sula 852,000 (2015). The urbanization rate in this country looks like the following: urban population: 54.7% of the total population (2015).
The total population in Honduras: 8,893,259 (July 2016 estimate) with a population growth rate of 1.64% (2016 estimate) and the most widely spoken language(s) are Spanish (official language), Amerindian dialects. These days, Honduras has to face a net migration rate of -1.1 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
You may find the following ethnic groups in Honduras nowadays; mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, black 2%, white 1%.
The right to vote in Honduras can be exercised by the population from the age of 18 years of age, universal and compulsory and he following ways can earn the citizenship; citizenship by birth: yes. Citizenship by descent: yes. Dual citizenship recognized: yes, residency requirement for naturalization: 1 to 3 years.
In case if you plan to visit Honduras for shopping, or for business porpuses, it is good to know that the national holiday(s) in Honduras are: Independence Day, 15 September (1821).
Whether you are traveling for business or not, never forget that sometimes there are several risks/hazards on your way; In the case of Honduras, these are the most likely dangers you might face: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast. What do you think? Are you prepared enough to visit Tegucigalpa and/or Honduras?
Living with the given conditions, affected by all the civilization and natural harms in Honduras, the population has to face a death rate of 5.2 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
Travel references about Honduras
To make your travel experience better, you may do it better to understand at least one of the most widely spoken languages in Honduras. Here they are: Spanish (official language), Amerindian dialects.
For your local internet searches, use the following TLD: .hn
Do not be surprised, when visiting this country, its climate typically is like this; subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains.
Its capital city is Tegucigalpa, where the local time zone is UTC-6, which is 1 hour behind Washington DC during Standard Time. Note to the timezone in Tegucigalpa: N/A.
For nature lovers, we do note the following elevation data regarding Honduras; mean elevation: 684 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m, highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m. The length of its total coastline are: 823 km (Caribbean Sea 669 km, Gulf of Fonseca 163 km) and the length of the land boundaries is total: 1,575 km.
Current environmental issues in Honduras; urban population expanding; deforestation results from logging and the clearing of land for agricultural purposes; further land degradation and soil erosion hastened by uncontrolled development and improper land use practices such as farming of marginal lands; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country’s largest source of fresh water), as well as several rivers and streams, with heavy metals.
And again – in case if you missed it-, those natural hazards, that are threatening your journey: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast.
For your traveling options, there are 103 (2013) airports and N/A heliports in Honduras all together with 465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2012) waterways, and roadways in total: total: 14,742 km, paved: 3,367 km, unpaved: 11,375 km (1,543 km summer only), note: an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry (2012).
Background of Honduras
Like every nation, Honduras also has its historical background, and it has shaped its social, cultural, political and geographical characteristics; Once part of Spain’s vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded. Source: CIA, The World Factbook.
