The Ocotepeque Department is located in the westernmost part of the country. It has a territorial area of 1,630 km².
The first inhabitants of the department were the chortis, a subgroup of the Mayan culture of western Honduras, with a slight extension towards the Republic of Guatemala.
Limits
- North: Copán Department
- South: Republic of El Salvador
- East: Lempira Department
- West: Republic of Guatemala.



