Nueva Ocotepeque

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Commercial zone

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.

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  1. Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
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