Villanueva, Honduras
Municipality in Cortés, Honduras / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Villanueva is a city, with a population of 83,670 (2023 calculation),[2] and a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés.
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Villanueva | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 15°19′N 88°1′W | |
Country | Honduras |
Department | Cortés |
Area | |
• Municipality | 349 km2 (135 sq mi) |
Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
Population (2023 projection)[1] | |
• Municipality | 190,085 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 166,510 |
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Villanueva lies south of San Pedro Sula by approximately 20 miles. The city and surrounding towns such as Dos Caminos lie on the main highway connecting the cities of San Pedro Sula and the capital city Tegucigalpa.
Many manufacturing facilities and agricultural areas are located within the department. The majority of the population is employed by the textile, plastic, and other factories within the department. Sugarcane is the primary crop grown within the department. The presence of sugarcane production tends to cover the area with a thick layer of what the locals call "el nieve negra“, which means “black snow”.