"Tegucigalpa (UK: /tɛˌɡuːsɪˈɡælpə/, US: /təˌ-/, Spanish: [teɣusiˈɣalpa]), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District (Spanish: Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.), and colloquially referred to ...
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as Tegus or Teguz, is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its twin sister, Comayagüela [es].
Claimed on 29 September 1578 by the Spaniards, Tegucigalpa became the country´s capital on October 30, 1880, under President Marco Aurelio Soto, when he moved the capital from Comayagua. The Constitution of Honduras, enacted in 1982, names the sister cities of Tegucigalpa[a] and Comayagüela[b] as a Central District[c] to serve as the permanent national capital, under articles 8 and 295." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.01.2021)
- Latitude14.094166755676
- Longitude-87.206665039062
