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San Pedro Sula

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San Pedro Sula

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Also known as San Pedro Sula, Cortés, San Pedro Sula, Honduras

city in Honduras

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San Pedro Sula is a major city located in Honduras, a country in Central America. It serves as an important economic and commercial hub for the region.

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Country
Honduras
Official language
Spanish
Population
719064
Area
856.3
Elevation
83
Time zone
UTC−06:00
Official website
www.sanpedrosula.hn
Image
San Pedro Sula Cathedral.jpg
Dialing code
5
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twinned administrative body
Taichung
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Category:San Pedro Sula
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category of associated people
Category:People from San Pedro Sula
category for people born here
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inception
1536-06-27
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Adil Rami
postal code
21101–21104
number of viewers/listeners
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Encyclopedic overview

San Pedro Sula ( Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈpeðɾo ˈsula]) is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701,200 in the central urban area (2023 calculation) and a population of 1,445,598 in its metropolitan area in 2023, it is the nation's primary industrial center and second largest city after the capital Tegucigalpa, and the largest city in Central America that is not a capital city.

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