Comayagua

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Comayagua is a historic city in central Honduras known for its colonial architecture and strategic location near the Palmerola Air Base.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Comayagua canonical 5
Comayagua Valley 3
Semana Santa in Comayagua 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivision municipality of Comayagua
linked to: Comayagua
capitalOf Comayagua Department
capitalStatusEnd 1880
capitalStatusStart 1540
continent North America
country Honduras
demographicsGroup Mestizo majority population
distanceToSanPedroSula about 180 km southeast
distanceToTegucigalpa about 80 km northwest
economicActivity agriculture in surrounding areas
commerce
services
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 594 metres
formerCapitalOf Honduras
founder Alonso de Cáceres
foundingDate 1537
hasAirportAccessVia Palmerola International Airport
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasEducationalInstitution Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras en el Valle de Comayagua
hasFestival Semana Santa in Comayagua
linked to: Comayagua
hasLandmark Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Comayagua
Colonial Plaza Central
Comayagua Cathedral clock
Iglesia de San Francisco
Iglesia de la Merced
Museo de Comayagua
hasMunicipalityStatus yes
heritageStatus important colonial heritage site in Honduras
historicPeriodOfImportance Spanish colonial era
knownFor Holy Week processions
colonial architecture
historic center
religious tourism
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Comayagua Department
locatedInRegion central Honduras
locatedInValley Comayagua Valley
linked to: Comayagua
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
near Comayagua Valley
linked to: Comayagua

Palmerola Air Base
linked to: Soto Cano Air Base
populationEstimate over 70,000 inhabitants
roadConnection connected to San Pedro Sula
connected to Tegucigalpa
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
traversedByHighway CA-5 highway
urbanType historic colonial city
utcOffset −6

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Comayagua Department capital Comayagua
Comayagua Department containsValley Comayagua Valley
linked to: Comayagua
Soto Cano Air Base locatedNear Comayagua
Comayagua near Comayagua Valley
linked to: Comayagua
Comayagua locatedInValley Comayagua Valley
linked to: Comayagua
Comayagua administrativeDivision municipality of Comayagua
linked to: Comayagua
Comayagua hasFestival Semana Santa in Comayagua
linked to: Comayagua