Atlantida Tourism

The department of Atlantida was founded on February 24, 1902 taking part of the departments of Colon and Yoro.

Its creation took place in the Eighth Division Policy Honduras, as President of the Republic General Terence Sierra.

It is located in the north of the country and its territorial extension is of 4,251 km², the departmental capital is the port city of La Ceiba, the third largest city in Honduras. It has a population of approximately 450,000 inhabitants and its political division consists of 8 municipalities, 229 villages, 879 villages and more than 260 districts and colonies.