Nueva Ocotepeque
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Ocotepeque, with a population of 14,900 (2023 calculation),[1] is the capital of the Ocotepeque Department of Honduras. It is situated in the north-south valley of the Lempa River, Template:Convert north of the El Salvador border, and Template:Convert east of the Guatemala border.[2][3]
Nueva Ocotopeque was settled in 1935 after the site of the former town of Ocotepeque was destroyed by flooding of the river.[4] It was briefly occupied by El Salvador during the Football War.
It is served by Nueva Ocotepeque Airport.
Education
My Little Red House Bilingual School, K-8.
Sources
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
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