Central America
Honduras
Copán Department

San Nicolás

San Nicolás is a municipality in the department of Copán. San Nicolás has an elevation of 876 metres.
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  • Type: Town with 5,740 residents
  • Description: municipality in Copán Department, Honduras
  • Also known as: “San Nicolas” and “San Nicolás, Copán”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Entrada and La Jigua.

is a town in the department of Copán. It is the capital of the municipality of . The town’s name is Spanish for "The Entrance" as the town is a gateway from coastal to the mountainous Western highlands.

Town
Photo: Manuel The Masizo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the department of in western Honduras, located approximately 30 kilometres north of the departmental capital, . Its name ultimately derives from Nahuatl Xihuacan, "place that has turquoise."… is situated 7 km northwest of San Nicolás.

Town
is a municipality in the department of Copán. As of the 2013 census, the population is 6,865 people. is situated 7 km south of San Nicolás.

San Nicolás

Latitude
15.0044° or 15° 0′ 16″ north
Longitude
-88.7509° or 88° 45′ 3″ west
Population
5,740
Elevation
876 metres (2,874 feet)
Open location code
767H263X+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7037000666
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3601846
Wiki­data ID
Q1644014
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“San Nicolás” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Nicolás”
  • Catalan: “San Nicolás”
  • Cebuano: “San Nicolás (munisipyo sa Honduras, Departamento de Copán, lat 14,98, long -88,73)”
  • Cebuano: “San Nicolás”
  • Chinese: “San Nicolás”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古拉斯”
  • Dutch: “San Nicolás”
  • French: “San Nicolás”
  • Italian: “San Nicolás”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “San Nicolás”
  • Polish: “San Nicolás”
  • Portuguese: “San nicolás (copán)”
  • Portuguese: “San Nicolás”
  • Spanish: “San Nicolás”
  • Swedish: “San Nicolás kommun, Copán”
  • Swedish: “San Nicolás”

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Highlights include Iglesia de San Nicolás and Parque Central de San Nicolás.

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