San Marcos de Colón

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San Marcos de Colón (Mandaime)
Municipality
San Marcos de Colón
Coordinates: 13°16′0″N 86°48′0″W / 13.26667°N 86.80000°W / 13.26667; -86.80000Coordinates: 13°16′0″N 86°48′0″W / 13.26667°N 86.80000°W / 13.26667; -86.80000
Country	Honduras
Department	Choluteca
Municipio (County)	San Marcos de Colón
Foundation	1824
Government
• Mayor	Douglas Ordóñez (Since January 25th 2010)
• Vice-mayor	José Jorge Espinal
Area
• Municipality	578 km2 (223 sq mi)
Elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Population  (2020 projection)[1]
• Municipality	30,449
• Density	36/km2 (90/sq mi)
• Urban	14,773
Time zone

San Marcos de Colón is a town, with a population of 12,870 (2020 calculation),^[2] and a municipality in the Honduran department of Choluteca, located on the border with Nicaragua.

The town is located on the Pan-American Highway near the Nicaraguan border town of Somoto, and 192 km away from the capital Tegucigalpa.

History[]

The town received city status in 1927, though its origins date back to 1795.^[3]

Climate[]

The climate has traditionally been described as tropical. However, due to widespread agricultural deforestation and a higher altitude (3500 to 5000 feet above sea level); the climate can be more aptly described in many cases as temperate. It can be dusty in the dry season (January through March).

Sports[]

The local football team, Atlético Pinares, played in the second tier of Honduran football until it sold its franchise to Comayagua F.C. in 2012.

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