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The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
Capital city · Honduras · North America

Tegucigalpa

Francisco Morazan Department · Honduras
City population
850,848
#1
in Honduras
#1
in Francisco Morazan Department
#654
worldwide
Tegucigalpa
14.082, -87.207
City population
850,848
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Honduras
#1
of 64 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#654
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Honduras
7.7%
of the national population

About Tegucigalpa

The 654th-largest city in the world, this capital holds 850,848 residents and accounts for 7.7% of Honduras's national population. It sits at 944 m elevation within Francisco Morazan Department, where it is the largest of three listed cities. Sabanagrande lies 31 km away with a population of 23,943; Villa de San Antonio is 52 km distant at 32,419 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Honduras
#1of 64
LargestSmallest
Position in Francisco Morazan Department
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Honduras
Region
Francisco Morazan Department
Rank in region
#1of 3
Capital
National capital
Elevation
944 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Tegucigalpa
Coordinates
14.082, -87.207
Record updated
2024-09-12
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 64 in Honduras

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

28KMSan Juan de Flores16K people31KMSabanagrande24K people37KMMorocelí17K people52KMVilla de San Antonio32K people57KMTeupasenti43K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Tegucigalpa851K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Tegucigalpa compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Tegucigalpa851K

Tegucigalpa Population FAQ

What is the population of Tegucigalpa?

Tegucigalpa has a city population of 850,848. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Tegucigalpa?

Tegucigalpa is in Francisco Morazan Department, Honduras. Its coordinates are 14.082, -87.207.

How big is Tegucigalpa compared with other cities in Honduras?

It is the 1st largest of the 64 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Honduras, holding 7.7% of the national population.

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