San Andrés

San Andrés is a municipality in the Honduran department of Lempira. It is notable as the principal site in Honduras for the mining of andesite opals from Las Colinas deposit near Social, which is in the municipality.
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  • Type: Town with 13,200 residents
  • Description: municipality in Lempira Department, Honduras
  • Also known as: “San Andres”, “San Andres Guajinlaca”, and “San Andrés, Honduras”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cerro Congolón.

Peak
or "Montaña Congolón" is a mountain located in the of , declared a National Historic Landmark of Honduras by the National Congress of Honduras in 2010. is situated 4 km south of San Andrés.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Congolón, Piedra Parada and Coyocutena National Park and Erandique.

is a protected natureal area in the region of . The park includes Cerro Congolón, an 890 meter high mountain.

Town
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is a municipality in the of . is one of the several municipalities of the . One has to travel 65 kilometres on road CA11A from the city of passing by San Juan. is situated 9 km east of San Andrés.

San Andrés

Latitude
14.22175° or 14° 13′ 18″ north
Longitude
-88.55079° or 88° 33′ 3″ west
Population
13,200
Elevation
1,721 metres (5,646 feet)
Open location code
766H6CCX+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5648621715
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3602531
Wiki­data ID
Q3946709
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“San Andrés” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Andrés (Honduras)”
  • Basque: “San Andrés”
  • Cebuano: “San Andrés”
  • Chinese: “聖安德烈斯”
  • Chinese: “聖安德雷斯”
  • Dutch: “San Andrés”
  • French: “San Andrés”
  • Italian: “San Andrés”
  • Portuguese: “San Andrés”
  • Spanish: “San Andrés (Lempira)”
  • Spanish: “San Andrés”
  • Swedish: “San Andrés”
  • “San Andrés”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia de San Andrés and Municipalidad de San Andrés.

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