Olancho Department
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Olancho is the largest of all the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department covers a total surface area of 24,057 km² and has an estimated 2015 population of 537,306 inhabitants.
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Olancho Department
Departamento de Olancho | |
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Coordinates: 14°36′N 86°12′W | |
Country | Honduras |
Municipalities | 23 |
Villages | 287 |
Founded | 1825[lower-alpha 1] |
Capital city | Juticalpa |
Government | |
• Type | Departmental |
• Governor | Walner Reginaldo Castro Rivera (2014-2022) (PNH) |
Area | |
• Total | 24,038 km2 (9,281 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 537,306 |
• Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
• Total | $1.3 billion (2023)[1] |
• Per capita | $2,000 (2023) |
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar) | |
• Total | $2.7 billion (2023) |
• Per capita | $4,100 (2023) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CDT) |
Postal code | 16101, 16201 |
ISO 3166 code | HN-OL |
HDI (2021) | 0.578[2] medium · 14th of 18 |
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[3] |
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The departmental capital is Juticalpa, which is also the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Juticalpa, which covers the department.