Nueva Arcadia

Nueva Arcadia is a municipality in the department of Copán. La Entrada, with a population of 27,830, is the largest town in the municipality.
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  • Type: Town with 40,400 residents
  • Description: municipality in Copán Department, Honduras
  • Also known as: La Entrada

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Entrada and La Jigua.

is a town in the department of Copán. It is the capital of the municipality of Nueva Arcadia. The town’s name is Spanish for "The Entrance" as the town is a gateway from coastal to the mountainous Western highlands.

Town
is a municipality in the department of in western Honduras, located approximately 30 kilometres north of the departmental capital, . Its name ultimately derives from Nahuatl Xihuacan, "place that has turquoise."… is situated 6 km southwest of Nueva Arcadia.

Town
is a municipality in the department of Copán. is situated 7 km south of Nueva Arcadia.

Nueva Arcadia

Latitude
15.06483° or 15° 3′ 53″ north
Longitude
-88.74611° or 88° 44′ 46″ west
Population
40,400
Elevation
644 metres (2,113 feet)
Open location code
767H3773+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12841011604
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3604399
Wiki­data ID
Q2392478
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Nueva Arcadia” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Nueva Arcadia
  • Cebuano: Nueva Arcadia
  • Chinese: Nueva Arcadia
  • Chinese: 新阿爾卡迪亞
  • Dutch: Nueva Arcadia
  • French: Nueva Arcadia
  • German: Nueva Arcadia
  • Italian: Nueva Arcadia
  • Min Nan Chinese: Nueva Arcadia
  • Polish: Nueva Arcadia
  • Portuguese: Nueva Arcadia
  • Spanish: Nueva Arcadia
  • Swedish: Nueva Arcadia

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Highlights include Parque Central de La Entrada and Iglesia de La Entrada.

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