16 Facts About Tegucigalpa

Tegucigalpa is located in the southern-central highland region known as the department of Francisco Morazan of which it is the departmental capital.

Tegucigalpa is Honduras' largest and most populous city as well as the nation's political and administrative center.

Tegucigalpa's infrastructure has not kept up with its population growth.

In Mexico, it is believed the word Tegucigalpa is from the Nahuatl word Tecuztlicallipan, meaning "place of residence of the noble" or Tecuhtzincalpan, meaning "place on the home of the beloved master".

Honduran philologist Alberto de Jesus Membreno, in his book Indigenous Toponymies of Central America, states that Tegucigalpa is a Nahuatl word meaning "in the homes of the sharp stones" and rules out the traditional meaning "hills of silver" arguing that Taguzgalpa was the name of the ancient eastern zone of Honduras.

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Today, Tegucigalpa continues to sprawl far beyond its former colonial core: towards the east, south and west, creating a large but disorganized metropolis.

Tegucigalpa has a tropical savanna climate, milder due to the elevation and with two distinct seasons: the rainy season, and the dry season.

Today, there are many religious groups in Tegucigalpa including a Jewish community; Jehovah's Witnesses and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who opened a temple in the city in 2013.

Honduran banks based in Tegucigalpa include the Central Bank of Honduras, Banco Continental and Banco de Occidente.

Tegucigalpa has a number of International financial institutions, which include BAC Credomatic, Citibank, Davivienda, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, with its headquarters located in Colonia Miramontes on Boulevard Suyapa.

The main obstacle to establishing factories in Tegucigalpa has been facilitating infrastructure to provide efficient access between the capital and country's economic hubs: San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortez.

Tegucigalpa is the ninth person to serve as mayor of the Central District since local elections were restored in 1986 ; and this is the tenth elected mayoral term since then as well as the first elected mayor not to belong to the National Party since 1997.

Tegucigalpa serves as the national education center, hosting most of the universities and higher education institutions in the country.

All barrios and colonias in Tegucigalpa can be accessed by automobile, although some neighborhoods in the city suffer from unpaved, narrow, or hilly streets making them difficult to maneuver.

Tegucigalpa is connected with the rest of the country through its city to city bus services.

Tegucigalpa is connected with the rest of Central America and Mexico through its international bus lines.