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San Marcos de Colón

Coordinates: 13°16′0″N 86°48′0″W / 13.26667°N 86.80000°W / 13.26667; -86.80000
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San Marcos de Colón
(Mandaime)
Municipality
San Marcos de Colón is located in Honduras
San Marcos de Colón
San Marcos de Colón
Coordinates: 13°16′0″N 86°48′0″W / 13.26667°N 86.80000°W / 13.26667; -86.80000
Country Honduras
DepartmentCholuteca
Municipio (County)San Marcos de Colón
Foundation1824
Government
 • MayorDouglas Ordóñez (Since January 25th 2010)
 • Vice-mayorJosé Jorge Espinal
Area
 • Municipality578 km2 (223 sq mi)
Elevation
960 m (3,150 ft)
Population
 (2023 projection)[1]
 • Municipality32,283
 • Density36/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Urban
15,972
Time zoneUTC-6

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.

The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of Somoto, and 192 km away from the capital Tegucigalpa.

History

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The town received city status in 1927, though its origins date back to 1795.[3]

Climate

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The climate has traditionally been described as tropical. However, due to widespread agricultural deforestation and a higher altitude (3500 to 5000 feet above sea level); the climate can be more aptly described in many cases as temperate. It can be dusty in the dry season (January through March).

Sports

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The local football team, Atlético Pinares, played in the second tier of Honduran football until it sold its franchise to Comayagua F.C. in 2012.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
  3. ^ Remodelan edificio municipal de San Marcos de Colón - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "pedro joaquin mendoza caballero | Artelista.com - en". pjmendoza.artelista.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.