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Francisco Morazán Depairtment
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Francisco Morazán (Spaingie pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko moɾaˈsan]), FMO is ane o the depairtments o Honduras.
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It is locatit in the central pairt o the naition. The depairtmental caipital is Tegucigalpa, which is Honduras's naitional caipital an aw. Till 1943 it wis kent as Tegucigalpa depairtment. It wis namit efter naitional hero Francisco Morazán.
The depairtment is vera muntainous, wi ruggit ranges covered in pine forests; which are rocky an maistly clay. Valleys, like those o Guiamaca, Talanga, an Amarateca, are interspersed amang the ranges. Mony o the heich muntain peaks house cloud forests, like La Tigra Naitional pairk or Cerro Uyuca. The extreme sootheastren portion o the depairtment haes a Paceefic dry forest environs, while the northern portion conteens La Montaña del Flor, hame tae the Jicaque fowk.
Francisco Morazán depairtment covers a total surface aurie o 7,946 km2 (3,068 sq mi) an, in 2005, haed a estimatit population o 1,680,700 fowk.
The coat-o-airms an depairtment flag o Francisco Morazán Depairtment are the same as its caipital, Tegucigalpa.[1]