Santa Bárbara Department
Departamento de Santa Bárbara | |
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Coordinates: 14°55′N 88°14′W / 14.917°N 88.233°W | |
Country | Honduras |
Municipalities | 28 |
Villages | 370 |
Founded | 28 June 1825 [a] |
Capital city | Santa Bárbara |
Government | |
• Type | Departmental |
• Gobernador | Wilman Ottoniel Pineda (2018-2022) ( PNH) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,013 km2 (1,936 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 434,896 |
• Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
• Total | $1.3 billion (2023) [1] |
• Per capita | $2,300 (2023) |
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar) | |
• Total | $2.6 billion (2023) |
• Per capita | $4,900 (2023) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CDT) |
Postal code | 22101 |
ISO 3166 code | HN-SB |
HDI (2021) | 0.593
[2] medium · 9th of 18 |
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013 [3] |
Santa Bárbara is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Santa Bárbara.
The department covers a total surface area of 5,115 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 368,298 people.
The department, historically, is known for harvesting mahogany and cedar trees for exportation. [4]