San Agustín () is a municipality in the Honduran department of Copán. It is situated by road northwest of Santa Rosa de Copán.
History In the Territorial Political Division of 1896, San Agustín had the status of a small village (aldea). It was promoted to the status of municipality in 1930, though in 1940 it formed part of Santa Rosa, until it finally became a municipality again in 1957. Fiallos, Carmen. 1989. "Los Municipios de Honduras"
Geography The municipality borders the municipality of Concepción to the north, the municipalities of La Unión and Cucuyagua to the south, the municipality of Santa Rosa de Copán to the east and the municipality of Santa Rita to the west. Limites de Municipio (in Spanish) Ordenamientoterritorial.hn, accessed 9 August 2019.
The municipality contains four villages: San Agustín (the capital), Cerro Negro, El Descombro, and Granadillal.Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Honduras. 2001 census. (in Spanish)
Crafts and landmarks The area is a producer of pottery.John M. Weeks, Jane A. Hill, The Carnegie Maya: the Carnegie Institution of Washington Maya research program, 1913-1957, p.192 The main town contains the church Iglesia Asambleas de Dios Aposento and a small guesthouse, Rancho Anita.
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