Colón Department (Honduras)

Colón is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. It was created in 1881. The departmental capital is Trujillo, and the other main city is Tocoa. Trujillo was the site of the first Catholic Mass in the American mainland, held when Christopher Columbus reached the Honduran shore in 1502. The department covers a total surface area of 8,875 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 284,900 people.

Colón Department (Honduras)

Colón is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. It was created in 1881. The departmental capital is Trujillo, and the other main city is Tocoa. Trujillo was the site of the first Catholic Mass in the American mainland, held when Christopher Columbus reached the Honduran shore in 1502. The department covers a total surface area of 8,875 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 284,900 people.