CityInfo

City Details: Tegucigalpa

A few alternate names for Tegucigalpa are: TGU, Tegousigalpa, Tegousigoualpa, Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpo, Tegucigucigalpa, Tegusigal'pa, Tegusigalp, Tegusigalpa, Teguzigalpa

Tegucigalpa —formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District, and colloquially referred to as Tegus or Teguz—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comayagüela.

Inspired by Petr Knoll and Filip Zrnzevic
TimeNow
Tegucigalpa

General Information

  • Official Name: Honduras
  • Common Name: Honduras
  • Population: 850848
  • Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
  • Coordinates: 14.0818, -87.20681
  • Country Code: HND
  • Continent: North America

Closest Airports to Tegucigalpa

  • 1. Toncontín International Airport (TGU), distance from city center: 2.58 km
  • 2. Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), distance from city center: 55.79 km
  • 3. Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP), distance from city center: 170.80 km

Location of Tegucigalpa

Honduras 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: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Guatemala
  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua

Holidays in Tegucigalpa, 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 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Museum

Museo del Aire

Paseo El Portillo, 15012 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.0536° N, 87.2164° W

Hours: Tu-Fr 08:00-12:00 • Sa-Su 10:00-17:00

Museum

Galería Nacional de Arte

Avenida José Cecillio del Valle, 11100 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.1041° N, 87.2047° W

Museum

Chiminike - Museo de los Niños

Boulevard Fuerzas Armadas, 11100 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.0716° N, 87.2030° W

Museum

Museo de Historia Militar

Avenida Miguel Paz Barahona, 11100 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.1057° N, 87.2022° W

Museum

Museo para la Identidad Nacional

Avenida Cristóbal Colón, 11100 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.1068° N, 87.2081° W

Museum

Museo del Hombre Hondureño

Avenida Miguel Paz Barahona, 11100 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.1052° N, 87.2023° W

Museum

Museo de Historia Republicana Villa Roy

20 Calle, 11100 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.1124° N, 87.2063° W

Museum

Museo Histórico de la República

Paseo Marco Aurelio Soto, 11100 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.1040° N, 87.2058° W

Museum

Museo de Biologia

Boulevard Suyapa, 11001 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.0863° N, 87.1667° W

Museum

11100 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Coordinates: 14.1123° N, 87.2067° W