| Native name | Departamento de Valle |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 13°32′N 87°29′W |
| Country | Honduras |
| Municipalities | 9 |
| Villages | 86 |
| Founded | 11 July 1893 |
| Capital city | Nacaome |
| Leader party | LibRe |
| Governor | Gonzalo Posadas (2022-2026) |
| Unit pref | Metric |
| Area total | 1618 km² |
| Population as of | 2015 |
| Population total | 178561 |
| Total | $400 million (2023)[1] |
| Per capita | $2,000 (2023) |
| Total | $900 million (2023) |
| Per capita | $4,200 (2023) |
| Time zone | CDT (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | 52101 |
| Iso code | HN-VA |
| HDI (2021) | 0.589[2] medium · 10th of 18 |
Valle is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided.
The departmental capital is Nacaome. The department faces the Gulf of Fonseca and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry.
The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km2 and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people.
Valle Department was organized in 1893.
Municipalities
References
- ^ "TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)". Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.