Valle Department

Valle is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided.

Valle Department Departamento de Valle
department
Location of Valle in Honduras
Coordinates: 13°32′N 87°29′W
Country	Honduras
Municipalities	9
Villages	86
Founded	11 July 1893
Capital city	Nacaome
Government
• Type	Departmental
• Governor	Gonzalo Posadas (2022-2026) (LibRe)
Area
• Total	1,618 km2 (625 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	178,561
• Density	110.4/km2 (285.8/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)
• Total	$400 million (2023)[1]
• Per capita	$2,000 (2023)
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar)
• Total	$900 million (2023)
• Per capita	$4,200 (2023)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code	52101
ISO 3166 code	HN-VA
HDI (2021)	0.589[2] medium · 10th of 18
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[3]

The departmental capital is Nacaome. The department faces the Gulf of Fonseca and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry.

The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people.

Valle Department was organized in 1893.

Municipalities

1. Alianza
2. Amapala
3. Aramecina
4. Caridad
5. Goascorán
6. Langue
7. Nacaome
8. San Francisco de Coray
9. San Lorenzo