San Pedro Sula
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San Pedro Sula "Usula (Valley of Birds)" | |||
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| Nickname(s): La Capital Industrial | |||
  San Pedro Sula | |||
| Coordinates: 15°30′0″N 88°2′0″W / 15.50000°N 88.03333°WCoordinates: 15°30′0″N 88°2′0″W / 15.50000°N 88.03333°W | |||
| Country |  Honduras | ||
| Department | Cortés | ||
| Municipio (County) | San Pedro Sula | ||
| Foundation | June 1536 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Juan Carlos Zuniga (PLH) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Urban | 840 km2 (320 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| • City | 873,824 | ||
| • Density | 2,427.7/km2 (6,288/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 1,245,598 | ||
| Time zone | UTCUTC(−6GMT) | ||
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. With 873,824 people in the main municipality, and 1,245,598 in its metro area (2010), it is the second largest city, after the capital Tegucigalpa. It is considered the industrial center[3] of Honduras. It is the capital of the Cortés Department.
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- ↑ "Honduras: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazeteer. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Honduras: metropolitan areas". World Gazeteer. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ↑ San Pedro Sula becomes popular convention destination
