World Summary --- Honduras

Admin units used for gridding

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code
HND
Continent
North America
Country Name
Honduras
Administrative
Admin Level Used
2
Level1 Type
Departamento
Level2 Type
Municipio
Number of Units
288
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First
1988
Ref. Year Last
1992
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)
4,727
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)
5,359
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)
4,879
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)
5,654
Difference '90
3.1 %
Difference '95
5.2 %
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)
112,090
Resolution (km)
20
PopPerUnit ('000)`
20
Resources
Web Site

Data sources

Boundaries generated by the GIS facility of the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). Contact: Glenn Hyman

Reference:

Jones, P. G. and Bell, W. C. (1997) Coverage of Latin America Administrative Divisions. Version 1.1 Apr 1997 digital dataset. CIAT Cali Colombia

1988 pop by municipio from:

  • Censo nacional de Poblacion y Vivienda 1988
  • Poblacion Total Y Numero De Viviendas Por Departamento y Municipio Resultados Definitivos Tegucigalpa, Octubre 1989

1992 pop by departmento from:

  • Laenderbericht Honduras 1994, Statistisches Bundesamt, Wiesbaden, Germany.

P90E and P95E based on 1988 municipio level pop and department level growth rates from 88 to 92.


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