San Pedro Sula (säm pā`thrō s
`lä), city (1997 est. pop. 417,000), capital of Cortés dept., NW Honduras. It is the second largest city in the country. San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés are the principal ports of Honduras and serve the northwestern banana and sugar plantations. San Pedro Sula is the major industrial and commercial city of Honduras, with a wide variety of light industries. The city was significantly damaged by hurricanes in 1974 and 1998.
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
`lä), city (1997 est. pop. 417,000), capital of Cortés dept., NW Honduras. It is the second largest city in the country. San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés are the principal ports of Honduras and serve the northwestern banana and sugar plantations. San Pedro Sula is the major industrial and commercial city of Honduras, with a wide variety of light industries. The city was significantly damaged by hurricanes in 1974 and 1998.San Pedro Sula
City (pop., 2001: 439,086), northwestern Honduras. It is located about 100 mi (160 km) northwest of Tegucigalpa. Founded by the Spanish in 1536, the city has been almost completely rebuilt. It is the country's chief industrial centre and second largest city; it produces a wide variety of items, including textiles, foodstuffs, clothing, beverages, and furniture.
San Pedro Sula
a city in NW Honduras: the country's chief industrial centre. Pop.: 610 000 (2005 est.)
San Pedro Sula
a city in northwestern Honduras, capital of the department of Cortés. Population, 133,700 (1973). San Pedro Sula is a railroad junction and the commercial center of an agricultural region producing bananas and sugarcane. Its industry includes food processing (sugar and canned goods) and the production of textiles and building materials.
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