San Marcos de Colón
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San Marcos de Colón
(Mandaime) | |
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Municipality | |
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  San Marcos de Colón | |
| Coordinates: 13°16′0″N 86°48′0″W / 13.26667°N 86.80000°W | |
| Country |  Honduras |
| Department | Choluteca |
| Municipio (County) | San Marcos de Colón |
| Foundation | 1824 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Douglas Ordóñez (Since January 25th 2010) |
| • Vice-mayor | José Jorge Espinal |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 578 km2 (223 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Population (2023 projection)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 32,283 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15,972 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
San Marcos de Colón is a town, with a population of 13,920 (2023 calculation),[2] and a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca, located on the border with Nicaragua.
The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of Somoto, and 192 km away from the capital Tegucigalpa.
History
[edit]The town received city status in 1927, though its origins date back to 1795.[3]
Climate
[edit]The climate has traditionally been described as tropical. However, due to widespread agricultural deforestation and a higher altitude (3500 to 5000 feet above sea level); the climate can be more aptly described in many cases as temperate. It can be dusty in the dry season (January through March).
Sports
[edit]The local football team, Atlético Pinares, played in the second tier of Honduran football until it sold its franchise to Comayagua F.C. in 2012.
Notable people
[edit]- Pedro Joaquin Mendoza Caballero (born 1966), painter[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
- ^ Remodelan edificio municipal de San Marcos de Colón - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- ^ "pedro joaquin mendoza caballero | Artelista.com - en". pjmendoza.artelista.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
Capital: Choluteca | ||
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