Valle Department

Valle is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided.

The departmental capital is Nacaome. The department faces the Gulf of Fonseca and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry.

The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km2 and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people.

Valle Department was organized in 1893.

Municipalities

 * 1) Alianza
 * 2) Amapala
 * 3) Aramecina
 * 4) Caridad
 * 5) Goascorán
 * 6) Langue
 * 7) Nacaome
 * 8) San Francisco de Coray
 * 9) San Lorenzo