Honduras
La Paz Department
Yarula

Santa Elena

Santa Elena is a municipality in the department of La Paz. Santa Elena has about 12,200 residents and an elevation of 1,821 metres.
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  • Type: Town with 12,200 residents
  • Description: municipality in La Paz Department, Honduras
  • Also known as: “Santa Elena, Honduras”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yarula and La Nahuaterique.

Town
is a municipality in the department of La Paz. is situated 3½ km northeast of Santa Elena.

Village
is a village in . The village is situated near the border with and has a population of approximately 6500 people. Until a decision of the International Court of Justice in 1992 placed it in Honduras based on Spanish colonial boundaries, the village was disputed between El Salvador and Honduras. is situated 6 km southwest of Santa Elena.

Santa Elena

Latitude
14.09419° or 14° 5′ 39″ north
Longitude
-88.10965° or 88° 6′ 35″ west
Population
12,200
Elevation
1,821 metres (5,974 feet)
Open location code
766H3VVR+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9954042695
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3601621
Wiki­data ID
Q2203870
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Santa Elena” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Santa Elena (Honduras)”
  • Basque: “Santa Elena”
  • Cebuano: “Santa Elena”
  • Chinese: “Santa Elena”
  • Chinese: “聖埃萊納”
  • Dutch: “Santa Elena Honduras”
  • Dutch: “Santa Elena La Paz”
  • Dutch: “Santa Elena”
  • Esperanto: “Sankta Elena”
  • Esperanto: “Santa Elena”
  • French: “Santa Elena Honduras”
  • French: “Santa Elena La Paz”
  • French: “Santa Elena”
  • German: “Santa Elena Honduras”
  • German: “Santa Elena La Paz”
  • German: “Santa Elena”
  • Italian: “Santa Elena Honduras”
  • Italian: “Santa Elena La Paz”
  • Italian: “Santa Elena”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・エレーナ (ホンジュラス)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Santa Elena”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Elena Honduras”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Elena La Paz”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Elena”
  • Spanish: “Santa Elena”
  • Swedish: “Santa Elena kommun, Honduras”
  • Swedish: “Santa Elena”
  • “Santa Elena”

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