Francisco Morazán Department

Francisco Morazán
Department
Coordinates: 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W / 14.100; -87.217Coordinates: 14°6′N 87°13′W / 14.100°N 87.217°W / 14.100; -87.217
Country	Honduras
Municipalities	28
Founded	1825
Seat	Tegucigalpa
Government
• Type	Departmental
Area
• Total	8,619 km2 (3,328 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	1,553,379
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	-6
Postal code	11101, 12101

Francisco Morazán (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko moɾaˈsan]), FMO is one of the departments of Honduras.

It is located in the central part of the nation. The departmental capital is Tegucigalpa, which is also Honduras's national capital. Until 1943 it was known as Tegucigalpa department. It was named after national hero Francisco Morazán.

The department is very mountainous, with rugged ranges covered in pine forests; which are rocky and mostly clay. Valleys, like those of Guiamaca, Talanga, and Amarateca, are interspersed among the ranges. Many of the high mountain peaks house cloud forests, like La Tigra National park or Cerro Uyuca. The extreme southeastern portion of the department has a Pacific dry forest environment, while the northern portion contains the Montaña de la Flor, home to the Jicaque people.

Francisco Morazán department covers a total surface area of 7,946 km² (3,068 sq mi) and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 1,680,700 people.

The coat-of-arms and department flag of Francisco Morazán Department are the same as its capital, Tegucigalpa.^[2]

Municipalities

1. Alubarén
2. Cedros
3. Curarén
4. Distrito Central (cap. Tegucigalpa)
5. El Porvenir
6. Guaimaca
7. La Libertad
8. La Venta
9. Lepaterique
10. Maraita
11. Marale
12. Nueva Armenia
13. Ojojona
14. Orica
15. Reitoca
16. Sabanagrande
17. San Antonio de Oriente
18. San Buenaventura
19. San Ignacio
20. San Juan de Flores
21. San Miguelito
22. Santa Ana
23. Santa Lucía
24. Talanga
25. Tatumbla
26. Valle de Ángeles
27. Vallecillo
28. Villa de San Francisco

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