San Pedro Sula

American

[sahn pe-thraw soo-lah] / sɑn ˈpɛ ðrɔ ˈsu lɑ /

noun

a city in NW Honduras.

San Pedro Sula British

/ san ˈpeðro ˈsula /

noun

a city in NW Honduras: the country's chief industrial centre. Pop: 610 000 (2005 est)

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The Riveras grew up on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, where both their parents worked at a sugar mill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Deedson struck in second-half stoppage time to move Haiti to five points, with an edge on goal difference over Honduras, who played to a scoreless draw with Costa Rica in San Pedro Sula.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

It will be extended to nearby San Pedro Sula - the central American country's second-largest city - on 4 July.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023

It operates in Tegucigalpa as well as in the cities of San Pedro Sula and Choloma.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023

I know that they were telegraphing to San Pedro Sula as I left and to all the coast towns.

From Soldiers of Fortune by Davis, Richard Harding

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