Ocotepeque Department


Ocotepeque is one of the 18 departments of Honduras, Central America, located in the West and bordering both El Salvador and Guatemala. It was formed in 1906 from part of Copán department. The capital and main city is Nueva Ocotepeque.
The department covers a total surface area of and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 151,516.

Municipalities

  1. Belén Gualcho
  2. Concepción
  3. Dolores Merendón
  4. Fraternidad
  5. La [Encarnación, Honduras|La Encarnación]
  6. La Labor
  7. Lucerna
  8. Mercedes
  9. Ocotepeque
  10. San Fernando
  11. San [Francisco del Valle]
  12. San Jorge
  13. San [Marcos, Ocotepeque|San Marcos]
  14. Santa [Fe, Ocotepeque|Santa Fe]
  15. Sensenti
  16. Sinuapa