San Marcos de Colón
San Marcos de Colón
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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 | |
| 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 (2023 projection) | |
• Municipality | 32,283 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15,972 |
| Time zone | UTC-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.