La Venta, Francisco Morazán

Municipality in Francisco Morazán, Honduras

La Venta

Municipality

La Venta

Location in Honduras

Coordinates: 13°45′N 87°19′W﻿ / ﻿13.750°N 87.317°W﻿ / 13.750; -87.317
Country| Honduras
Department| Francisco Morazán
Area

• Total| 126 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population

(2015)

• Total| 6,291
• Density| 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Climate| Aw

La Venta (or La Venta del Sur) is a municipality in the south of the Honduran department of Francisco Morazán.

It is approximately 52 km from the national capital, Tegucigalpa, and lies just off the Pan-American Highway.

The town has valuable forestry assets, and the main form of employment locally is agriculture, particularly of plums and other soft fruits.

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Francisco Morazán Department

Capital: Tegucigalpa

Municipalities|

* Alubarén
* Cedros
* Curarén
* Distrito Central
* El Porvenir
* Guaimaca
* La Libertad
* La Venta
* Lepaterique
* Maraita
* Marale
* Nueva Armenia
* Ojojona
* Orica
* Reitoca
* Sabanagrande
* San Antonio de Oriente
* San Buenaventura
* San Ignacio
* San Juan de Flores
* San Miguelito
* Santa Ana
* Santa Lucía
* Talanga
* Tatumbla
* Valle de Ángeles
* Vallecillo
* Villa de San Francisco

13°45′0″N 87°19′0″W﻿ / ﻿13.75000°N 87.31667°W﻿ / 13.75000; -87.31667

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