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Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras: facts and figures
Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras. It has about 1,400,000 residents, which makes it the 94th most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 1,003 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is San Salvador, 220 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Honduras |
| Continent | North America |
| City population | 1,400,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 94th of 172 |
| Elevation | 1,003 m |
| Founded | 1578 |
| Time zone | America/Tegucigalpa |
| Coordinates | 14.07° N, 87.19° W |
| Country population | 11,005,850 residents |
| Country GDP | 39.6 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $3,598 |
| Life expectancy | 73.0 years |
| Internet users | 58.6 % |
| Big Mac price | HNL 139 (about $5.19) |
Climate through the year
Tegucigalpa averages 20.3 °C from December to February and 22.2 °C from June to August. January is the coldest month of the year and April the warmest, and the city receives 1,521 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 20.0 °C |
| February | 20.9 °C |
| March | 22.6 °C |
| April | 23.9 °C |
| May | 23.5 °C |
| June | 22.1 °C |
| July | 22.1 °C |
| August | 22.4 °C |
| September | 22.3 °C |
| October | 21.6 °C |
| November | 20.7 °C |
| December | 20.0 °C |
What makes it stand out
- Prices: 3rd cheapest capital for a Big Mac in North America ($5.19).
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. San Salvador is the closest capital to Tegucigalpa.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Salvador | El Salvador | 220 km |
| Managua | Nicaragua | 241 km |
| Guatemala City | Guatemala | 363 km |
| Belmopan | Belize | 392 km |
| San José | Costa Rica | 571 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Big Mac price: The Economist's Big Mac index, from its published dataset. The index covers about 55 economies, so most capitals here have no figure.
- Founding date: Wikidata, earliest recorded founding claim.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras, in North America, with about 1,400,000 residents, averaging 20.3 °C from December to February and 22.2 °C from June to August.
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What is the capital of Honduras?
Tegucigalpa is the capital of Honduras. It has about 1,400,000 residents and lies in North America.
How many people live in Tegucigalpa?
About 1,400,000, which ranks Tegucigalpa 94th of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Tegucigalpa?
Tegucigalpa averages 20.3 °C from December to February and 22.2 °C from June to August, with 1,521 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Tegucigalpa?
A Big Mac costs HNL 139 (about $5.19) there. GDP per capita in the country is $3,598, the latest year the World Bank reports.
Keep learning
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Managua is the capital of Nicaragua: 1,050,000 residents, 174 m above sea level, 26.5 °C from December to February and 26.6 °C from June to August.
- Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala: facts and figures
Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala: 2,900,000 residents, 1,497 m above sea level, 17.2 °C from December to February and 19.1 °C from June to August.
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