Choluteca Department

Choluteca Department
Departamento de Choluteca
Location of Choluteca in Honduras
Location of Choluteca in Honduras
CountryHonduras
Municipalities16
Villages198
FoundedJune 28, 1825[a]
Capital cityCholuteca
Government
 • GobernadorEdgardo Tato Loucel (2018–2022) (PNH)
Area
 • Total4,397 km2 (1,698 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total447,852
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)
 • Total$1.0 billion (2023)[1]
 • Per capita$1,800 (2023)
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar)
 • Total$2.0 billion (2023)
 • Per capita$3,800 (2023)
Time zoneUTC+6 (CDT)
Postal code
51101, 51201
ISO 3166 codeHN-CH
HDI (2021)0.583[2]
medium · 13th of 18
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[3]

Choluteca is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is the city of Choluteca. The Choluteca River runs through the department.


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  1. ^ "TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  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). August 1, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.