San Marcos de Colón

San Marcos de Colón
(Mandaime)
Municipality
View of San Marcos de Colón
San Marcos de Colón
Coordinates: 13°16′0″N 86°48′0″W / 13.26667°N 86.80000°W / 13.26667; -86.80000
Country Honduras
DepartmentCholuteca
Municipio (County)San Marcos de Colón
Foundation1824
Government
 • MayorDouglas Ordóñez (Since January 25th 2010)
 • Vice-mayorJosé Jorge Espinal
Area
 • Municipality
578 km2 (223 sq mi)
Elevation
960 m (3,150 ft)
Population
 (2023 projection)
 • Municipality
32,283
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
 • Urban
15,972
Time zoneUTC-6

San Marcos de Colón is a town, with a population of 13,920 (2023 calculation), 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.