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Copán is a department in the west of the nation of Honduras. The departmental capital is the town of Santa Rosa de Copán. Also in the department is the famous Pre-Columbian archaeological site at Copán, one of the greatest cities of the Maya civilization.
Copán department covers a total surface area of 3,203 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of about 289,000 people.
Municipalities
- Cabañas
- Concepción
- Copán Ruinas
- Corquín
- Cucuyagua
- Dolores
- Dulce Nombre
- El Paraíso
- Florida
- La Jigua
- La Unión
- Nueva Arcadia
- San Agustín
- San Antonio
- San Jerónimo
- San José
- San Juan de Opoa
- San Nicolás
- San Pedro de Copán
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa de Copán
- Trinidad de Copán
- Veracruz
Departments of Honduras | |
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Atlántida | Choluteca | Colón | Comayagua | Copán | Cortés | El Paraíso | Francisco Morazán | Gracias a Dios | Intibucá | Islas de la Bahía | La Paz | Lempira | Ocotepeque | Olancho | Santa Bárbara | Valle | Yoro |