The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Central America, adopted on November 22, 1824, is considered the starting point of Honduran Public Law. Article 50 states that "the territory of the Republic is the same as the former Kingdom of Guatemala, with the exception, for now, of the Province of Chiapas".

 

Article 40 of the Constitution of Honduras, enacted on 11 December 1825, states that "its territory includes everything that corresponds and has always corresponded to the Bishopric of Honduras. A Law will define its limits and fix its Departments".

 

On June 28, 1825 the Constituent Assembly of Honduras gathered in Comayagua decreed the first territorial demarcation of our country, which is specified in the Decree that we transcribe integrated:

1º. The State is now divided into seven departments: Comayagua, Tegucigalpa, Gracias, Santa Barbara, Yoro, Olancho and Choluteca.

 

Political and Administrative Evolution of Honduras 1825-1957-2011

 

Political and Administrative Evolution of Honduras 1825-1957-2011

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Depts

1825

Depts

 

1869

Depts

 

1872

Depts

 

1881

Depts

 

1883

Depts

 

1893

Depts

 

1902

Depts

 

 1906

Depts

 

1957

1

Com ayag

ua

Coma yagua

Coma yagua

Coma yagua

Coma yagua

Coma yagua

Comaya gua

Comayagua

Comayag ua

2

Chol

uteca

Cholu

teca

Cholu

teca

Cholu

teca

Cholu

teca

Cholu

teca

Cholute

ca

Choluteca

Choluteca

3

Tegu cigal

pa

Teguc igalpa

Teguc igalpa

Teguc igalpa

Teguc igalpa

Teguc igalpa

Tegucig alpa

Tegucigalpa

Francisco Morazan

4

Graci

as

Graci

as

Graci

as

Graci

as

Graci

as

Graci

as

Gracias

Gracias

Lempira

5

Olan

cho

Olanc

ho

Olanc

ho

Olanc

ho

Olanc

ho

Olanc

ho

Olanch

o

Olancho

Olancho

6

Santa Barb

ara

Santa Barba

ra

Santa Barba

ra

Santa Barba

ra

Santa Barba

ra

Santa Barba

ra

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

7

Yoro

Yoro

Yoro

Yoro

Yoro

Yoro

Yoro

Yoro

Yoro

8

 

Copa

n

Copa

n

Copa

n

Copa

n

Cortes

s

Cortes

Cortes

Cortes

9

 

La

Paz

La

Paz

La

Paz

La

Paz

Copa

n

Copan

Copan

Copan

 

 

1

0

 

El

Parais o

El

Parais o

El

Parais o

El

Parais o

La Paz

La Paz

La Paz

La Paz

1

1

 

La

Mosq uitia

La

Mosq uitia

Colon

Colon

El

Parais o

El Paraiso

El Paraiso

El Paraiso

1

2

 

 

Bay Islands

Bay Islands

Bay Islands

Colon

Colon

Colon

Colon

1

3

 

 

La Victor

ia

 

Intibu ca

Bay Islands

Bahia

Bay Islands

Bay Islands

Bay Islands

1

4

 

 

 

 

 

Intibu

ca

Intibuca

Intibuca

Intibuca

1

5

 

 

 

 

 

Valle

Valle

Valle

Valle

1

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantid

a

Atlantida

Atlantida

1

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ocotepeque

Ocotepeq

ue

1

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gracias a

Dios

1

9