Juticalpa

Juticalpa
Municipality
Overlooking Barrio El Centro from La Cruz
Overlooking Barrio El Centro from La Cruz
Flag of Juticalpa
Coat of arms of Juticalpa
Juticalpa is located in Honduras
Juticalpa
Juticalpa
Coordinates: 14°39′59″N 86°13′07″W / 14.66639°N 86.21861°W / 14.66639; -86.21861
Country Honduras
DepartmentOlancho
Government
 • Alcalde (Mayor)Walner Castro
Area
 • Municipality2,605 km2 (1,006 sq mi)
Elevation
410 m (1,350 ft)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
 • Municipality150,211
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
89,837
ClimateAw

Juticalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [xutiˈkalpa]) is the capital of Olancho Department in Honduras, with a population of 75,790 (2023 calculation),[2] and the municipal seat of Juticalpa Municipality. Situated in a broad river valley alongside the Rio Juticalpa, the town is a commercial centre for much of Olancho's ranching and agricultural economy.

Its Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, devoted to the immaculate Conception, is the cathedral episcopal see of the suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras