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San Pedro Sula

Honduras · Cortés Department

San Pedro Sula is the capital of Cortes Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers south of Puerto Cortes on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701,200 in the central urban area and a population of 1,445,598 in its metropolitan area in 2023, it is the nation's primary industrial center and second largest city after the capital Tegucigalpa, and the largest city in Central America that is not a capital city.

Experiences

From San Pedro Sula: Mayan Ruins of Copan Day Trip

From $247.50 per person

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Practical facts

Local time: UTC-6 · Same time as Costa Rica
Region: Cortés Department
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 15.51° N, 88.03° W

Near San Pedro Sula

Punta Gorda · 107 km away
Placencia · 119 km away
La Ceiba · 135 km away
Utila · 135 km away
Copan · 143 km away
Copan · 143 km away

More of Honduras

Mayan ruins at Copán, Caribbean cays at Roatán and Utila, and pine-clad highlands inland — Honduras is one of Central America's most varied and most affordable diving destinations.

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