La Paz Department
Departamento de La Paz | |
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Coordinates: 14°20′N 87°41′W / 14.333°N 87.683°W | |
Country | Honduras |
Municipalities | 19 |
Villages | 116 |
Founded | 28 May 1869 |
Capital city | La Paz |
Government | |
• Type | Departmental |
• Gobernador | René Melgar (2018-2022) (PNH) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,534 km2 (978 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 206,065 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
• Total | $0.5 billion (2023)[1] |
• Per capita | $1,900 (2023) |
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar) | |
• Total | $1.1 billion (2023) |
• Per capita | $3,900 (2023) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CDT) |
Postal code | 15101, 15201 |
ISO 3166 code | HN-LP |
HDI (2021) | 0.594[2] medium · 8th of 18 |
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[3] |
La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [la pas]) is one of the 18 political and geographic departments of Honduras. The departmental capital is the city of La Paz.
The department covers a total surface area of 2,331 km². In 2015, it had an estimated population of 206,065.