El Paraíso | |
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Department | |
Coordinates: 13°56′N 86°51′W / 13.933°N 86.850°WCoordinates: 13°56′N 86°51′W / 13.933°N 86.850°W | |
Country | Honduras |
Municipalities | 19 |
Founded | 1878 |
Seat | Yuscarán |
Government | |
• Type | Departmental |
Area | |
• Total | 7,489 km2 (2,892 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 458,472 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | -6 |
Postal code | 13101, 13201 |
El Paraíso (Spanish pronunciation: [el paɾaˈiso]) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided.
Formed in 1878 from part of Tegucigalpa Department.
The departmental capital is Yuscarán.
El Paraíso department covers a total surface area of 7489 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 458,742.