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The capital area has 1,157,509 residents. Formally, it is the Municipality of the Central District, while Tegus and Teguz are common short names for Tegucigalpa.

Roads wind along valley floors and climb hillsides in short turns. Colonial central blocks give way to irregular neighborhoods wherever the terrain steepens.

Tegucigalpa's central district and adjoining hillside neighborhoods fit inside 3.5 kilometres. Valley roads and short climbing routes replace a single continuous grid.

Lay terracotta streets over pine-green contour bands, with the valley routes in near-black. Short hillside turns can remain finer than the roads along the basin floor.

Geographic details sourced from Wikipedia.