Lempira Department, Administrative department in western Honduras
The department of Lempira spans 4,290 square kilometers across western Honduras, sharing borders with El Salvador and the departments of Ocotepeque, Copán, Santa Bárbara, and Intibucá.
The territory became an official department on June 28, 1825, initially named Gracias, as part of the first political division of Honduras under Dionisio de Herrera.
Agriculture forms the foundation of local life, with residents cultivating rice, coffee, corn, and tobacco throughout the mountainous terrain of the department.
The city of Gracias serves as the administrative center for the department's 28 municipalities, coordinating services for 303 villages across the region.
The department contains Cerro Las Minas, the highest mountain peak in Honduras, and produces opals near the town of Erandique.
Location: Honduras
Inception: 1825
Capital city: Gracias
GPS coordinates: 14.58896,-88.58136
Latest update: March 6, 2025 01:59
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66.5 km
Quiriguá
90.4 km
Cerro El Pital
63.3 km
Pulhapanzak
79 km
Celaque National Park
14.8 km
Montecristo National Park
89.4 km
Cihuatán
92.4 km
Cerro Las Minas
12.3 km
Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
78.9 km
San Cristóbal fortress
329 m
Los Naranjos
71.8 km
St. Rose Cathedral, Santa Rosa de Copán
29 km
Estadio José Gregorio Martínez
73.7 km
Museum of the Revolution
83.4 km
Santa Bárbara Central Park
52.2 km
Área de Uso Múltiple Lago de Yojoa
66.9 km
Potonico
77.1 km
Joya Grande
90.8 km
St. John the Baptist Cathedral
72.1 km
Cinotepeque
96.5 km
La Esperanza, Intibucá
53.5 km
Agua Blanca (Olopa)
82.6 km
Macaw mountain bird park
68.4 km
Museo
90.9 km
Luna Jaguar Spa Oficina de informacion
67.8 km
Museo Fernando Llort
70.6 km
Cueva El Gigante
69.3 km
Finca El Cisne
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