San Pedro Sula

San Pedro Sula
City and municipality
Historic and modern landmarks of San Pedro Sula
Flag of San Pedro Sula
Official seal of San Pedro Sula
Nickname(s): 
La Capital Industrial, Sap
San Pedro Sula is located in Honduras
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
Coordinates: 15°30′0″N 88°2′0″W / 15.50000°N 88.03333°W / 15.50000; -88.03333
Country Honduras
DepartmentCortés
Municipio (County)San Pedro Sula
Foundation27 June 1536; 488 years ago (1536-06-27)
Government
 • MayorArmando Calidonio Alvarado (PNH)
Area
 • City and municipality856 km2 (331 sq mi)
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2023 projection)[3]
 • City and municipality834,883
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
793,835
 • Metro
1,445,598[2]
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar)[4]
 • Total$8.7 billion (2023)
 • Per capita$8,900 (2023)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central America)

San Pedro Sula (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈpeðɾo ˈsula]) is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701,200 in the central urban area (2023 calculation)[5] and a population of 1,445,598 in its metropolitan area in 2023, it is the nation's primary industrial center and second largest city after the capital Tegucigalpa, and the largest city in Central America that is not a capital city.

  1. ^ "Distrito central: Informacion del municipio". XVII Censo de Población y VI de Vivienda 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ World Population Review Population of Cities in Honduras (2020)
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  4. ^ "TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Honduras