Puerto Cortes ( Spanish: Puerto Cortés ) is a city in northern Honduras , in the Cortes department on the Caribbean coast .
| City | |
| Puerto Cortes | |
|---|---|
| Spanish Puerto Cortés | |
 | |
| A country |  Honduras |
| the department | Cortes |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 391.2 km² |
| Center height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 66,441 people ( 2013 ) |
| Official language | Spanish |
| puertocorteshn.com | |
Content
- 1 Toponym
- 2 Geographical location
- 3 population
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Toponym
The city got its name in honor of Hernan Cortes , who founded the city of La Natividad in this place in 1524. In 1533, the Indians destroyed the city. Later, in 1536, Pedro de Alvarado founded a new city called Puerto Caballos. [1] In 1869, it was renamed Puerto Cortes.
Geographical position
The city is located on a small peninsula overlooking the sea and forming on the south side a natural bay, known as Laguna de Alvarado.
Population
According to data for 2013, the population is 66,441 people [2] .
The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 1974 | 1988 | 2001 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,817 | 31,586 | 43,845 | 66,441 |
Notes
- ↑ Historia de Puerto Cortés Archived March 4, 2016 to Wayback Machine (sp.)
- ↑ Puerto Cortés . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 16, 2013. Archived March 14, 2013.
Links
- City website (Spanish)