San Lorenzo, Valle
| San Lorenzo | |
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| Municipality | |
 San Lorenzo
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| Coordinates: 13°22′N 87°16′W / 13.367°N 87.267°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Valle |
| Villages | 9 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 234.6 km2 (90.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 43,042 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central America (UTC-6) |
| Climate | Aw |
San Lorenzo (Spanish pronunciation: [san loˈɾenso]) is a municipality in the Honduran department of Valle.
The city was established by Spaniards as a village in 1522 but not granted city status until 1909. It is the primary Honduran port on the Pacific coast and lies on the Pan American Highway.
Coordinates: 13°022′N 87°016′W / 13.367°N 87.267°W
San Lorenzo is located in the department of Valle. It is located at approximately 13.42 North 87.45 West. San Lorenzo is located 60 miles (2 hours) south from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, 21 miles east of the border crossing to El Salvador at El Amatillo and 50 miles west from Nicaragua. San Lorenzo is also located about 8 miles south of Jicaro Galan, Valle (located at the crossroads of the Pan American Highway and the Southern Highway). The next closest sizeable cities are Nacaome, Valle to the north and Choluteca, Choluteca which is 19 miles to the east.
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