San Marcos de Colón
Municipality in Choluteca, Honduras / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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San Marcos de Colón
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°16′0″N 86°48′0″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 | UTCUTC(-6GMT) |
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The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of Somoto, and 192 km away from the capital Tegucigalpa.