Omoa

Omoa is a town and municipality with a population of 10,550 (2023 calculation) in the Department of Cortés in Honduras. Omoa is located on a small bay of the same name 18 km west of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea coast.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Omoa
Settlement.native_name: Omoa
Settlement.nickname: Omoa
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Omoa-05.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Honduras
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Cortés
Settlement.established_title: Foundation
Settlement.established_date: 1752
Settlement.area_total_km2: 394
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023 projection
Settlement.population_total: 58172
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_urban: 30334

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Wikidata facts

Population: 45179
Area: 393.7
Elevation: 50
Image: Castillo de Omoa - panoramio.jpg

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Commons category: Omoa
inception: 1752-00-00

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Geography
History
Economy
San Fernando of Omoa
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== Geography == Omoa is both a municipality and a small town located along the Northwest Caribbean coast of Honduras. It is populated by about 30,000 people distributed within an area of 382.8 km².