Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras

Santa Bárbara Department
Departamento de Santa Bárbara
Location of Santa Bárbara in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°55′N 88°14′W / 14.917°N 88.233°W / 14.917; -88.233
Country Honduras
Municipalities28
Villages370
Founded28 June 1825
Capital citySanta Bárbara
Largest cityQuimistán
Government
  TypeDepartmental
  GovernorArnold Avelar (2022–2026) (LibRe)
Area
  Total
5,013 km2 (1,936 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
434,896
  Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar)
  Total$1.3 billion (2023)
  Per capita$2,300 (2023)
GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar)
  Total$2.6 billion (2023)
  Per capita$4,900 (2023)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CDT)
Postal code
22101
ISO 3166 codeHN-SB
HDI (2021)0.593
medium · 9th of 18
Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013

Santa Bárbara is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Santa Bárbara.