San Pedro Sula
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San Pedro Sula

Administration
Full nameSan Pedro Sula
Official nameSan Pedro Sula
Native name"Usula (Valley of Birds)"
CountryHonduras
DepartmentCortés
Municipio (County)San Pedro Sula
FoundationJune 1536
Government
MayorJuan Carlos Zuniga (PLH)
Geography
Urban Area52.5 sq mi (136 km2)
Elevation272 ft (82.9 m)
Demography
Total Population1024182 (2010)
Density (pop.)2427.7/km2 (6287.7/sq mi)

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San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula (Sula Valley), about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With an estimated population of 1,024,182 people (2010 estimate) in its metro area, it is the second largest city in the country behind the capital Tegucigalpa, and is considered the industrial center of Honduras. It is the capital of the Cortés Department. The city serves as a major transportation hub for the rest of the country, while economically maintaining its base in light industry and the commercial production of coffee, bananas, beef, sugar cane, tobacco, and forestry.

San Pedro Sula has a museum of archeology and history, which includes both Pre-Columbian artifacts and expositions detailing the evolution of the city. The cigar making business is important, as are garment assembly plants, known as maquiladoras. Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) is one of the most important airports in Honduras due to its local and international connections. Real C.D. España is their best known football team while Club Deportivo Marathón is the most popular team in this city . San Pedro Sula is the only city in the country to have more than one official stadiums Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, Estadio Francisco Morazan, Estadio Yankel Rosenthal and a small unofficial stadium (A. S. Dinnen). The first private university in Honduras was founded in San Pedro Sula in 1978, Universidad de San Pedro Sula (university).

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Reporter: Tentacles of Mexican Drug Mobs Extend to Spain, Italy - Latin American Herald Tribune Tweet this news
Latin American Herald Tribune--Ciudad Juarez, with 191 homicides per 100000 residents, was the most violent city in the world in 2009, registering a higher murder rate than -San Pedro Sula- ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:13:06 GMT+00:00
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NorthJersey.com--She came to the United States from -San Pedro Sula-, Honduras, in 1977 settling in Paterson before moving to Garfield eight years ago. ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:23:28 GMT+00:00
Madison Square Garden comes to multimillion-dollar settlement with family of ... - The Jersey Journal - NJ.com Tweet this news
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com--Ruth Zelaya, 40, of Jersey City and -San Pedro Sula-, Honduras, died on March 24 as a result of "complications from the motor vehicle collision," prosecutors ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:15:03 GMT+00:00
5 steal plane from military at Honduras airport - China Post Tweet this news
China Post--The theft occurred at La Mesa International Airport in -San Pedro Sula-, about 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa. ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:46:09 GMT+00:00
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Trading Markets (press release)--NetSol Technologies has operations and offices in Adelaide, Bangkok, Beijing, Lahore, London, and -San Pedro Sula-. NetSol Technologies, Inc. was formerly ... - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:04:12 GMT+00:00
Players Shot Dead At Honduras Football Match - Sky News Tweet this news
Sky News--The massacre in the country's second city, -San Pedro Sula-, could be the result of gang wars, deputy security minister Armando Calidonio said. ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:01:37 GMT+00:00
World Briefs....... - Daily Dispatch Online Tweet this news
Daily Dispatch Online--Sapa- AFP HOODED gunmen on Saturday massacred 14 people at an amateur football match in Honduras's second city, -San Pedro Sula-, authorities said. ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:45:00 GMT+00:00
US Says 3 Americans Killed in Mexican Border City - Latin American Herald Tribune Tweet this news
Latin American Herald Tribune--Ciudad Juarez, with 191 homicides per 100000 residents, was the most violent city in the world in 2009, registering a higher murder rate than -San Pedro Sula- ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:05:49 GMT+00:00
Players Shot Dead At Honduras Football Match - Sky News Tweet this news
Sky News--The massacre in the country's second city, -San Pedro Sula-, could be the result of gang wars, deputy security minister Armando Calidonio said. ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:01:37 GMT+00:00
Honduras: At least 14 massacred on football field - Washington Post Tweet this news
Washington Post--The massacre took place in Colonia Felipe Zelaya, a crowded, violent neighborhood in the northern city of -San Pedro Sula- that is home to hundreds of gang ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:02:15 GMT+00:00



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