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Key facts
- Country
- Honduras
- Department
- Atlántida
- Founded
- 23 August 1877 ; 148 years ago ( 1877-08-23 )
- Mayor
- Bader Dip
- Municipality
- 654 km (253 sq mi)
- Urban
- 60 km (23 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 3 m (9.8 ft)
- Urban density
- 4,100/km (10,700/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-6 (Central America)
- Climate
- Am
- Website
- municipalidadlaceiba .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
La Ceiba ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈsejβa]) is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida and a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With an estimated population of 209,000 living in approximately 170 residential areas (called colonias or barrios), it is the fourth most populous and third most important city in the country.
La Ceiba was officially founded on 23 August 1877. The city was named after a giant ceiba tree that grew near the old dock. The city has been officially proclaimed the "Eco-Tourism Capital of Honduras," as well as the "Entertainment Capital of Honduras". Every year, on the third or fourth Saturday of May, the city holds its famous carnival to commemorate Isidore the Laborer (Spanish San Isidro Labrador), which is attended by approximately 500,000 tourists.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Ceiba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.