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La Paz | |
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Municipality | |
  La Paz Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 14°19′6″N 87°40′6″W / 14.31833°N 87.66833°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | La Paz |
| Founded | 1792 |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 162 km2 (63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,461 ft) |
| Population (2023 projection)[1] | |
• Municipality | 55,776 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 34,504 |
La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈpas]) is the capital city of the La Paz Department of Honduras. The town, founded in 1792,[citation needed] has a population of 32,450 (2023 est.).[2]
La Paz is located 750m (2461 feet) above sea level on the Comayagua River near the Cordillera de Montecillos in an area that has mountainous terrain with thick jungle cover.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
- ^ "Honduras: Departments & Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-12-17.