City Details: San Pedro Sula
A few alternate names for San Pedro Sula are: SAP, San Pedro, San Pedro Sula, San Pedro Zollan, San Pedro Zōllān, San-Pedra-Sula, San-Pedro-Sula, san bydrw swla, san pe dor su la, sanpedeulosulla
San Pedro Sula is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers south of Puerto Cortés 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.
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San Pedro Sula
General Information
- Official Name: Honduras
- Common Name: Honduras
- Population: 801259
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 15.50417, -88.025
- Country Code: HND
- Continent: North America
Closest Airports to San Pedro Sula
- 1. Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), distance from city center: 12.29 km
- 2. Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR), distance from city center: 64.94 km
- 3. Tela Airport (TEA), distance from city center: 66.12 km
Location of San Pedro Sula
Country Details
- Country: Honduras
- Official Name: Republic of Honduras
- Capital: Tegucigalpa
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: Central America
- Population: 9,904,608
- Area: 112,492 km²
- Languages: Spanish
- Currency: Honduran lempira (L)
- Timezones: UTC-06:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Guatemala
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
Holidays in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Honduras for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Holy Thursday - 2026-04-02
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Holy Saturday - 2026-04-04
- America's Day - 2026-04-14
- Labour Day - 2026-05-01
- Independence Day - 2026-09-15
- Francisco Morazán's Day/Soldier's Day - 2026-10-03
- Columbus Day - 2026-10-12
- Army Day - 2026-10-21
- Navidad - 2026-12-25
Museums in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Museum
Museo de Antropología e Historia de San Pedro Sula
3a Avenida NO, 21102 San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Coordinates: 15.5081° N, 88.0237° W
Museum
Museo del Niño
Bulevar del Sur, 21104 San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Coordinates: 15.4792° N, 88.0349° W
Museum
Museo del Niño
33 Calle, 21104 San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Coordinates: 15.4794° N, 88.0347° W