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The city's industries include textiles, sugar, and cigarettes. Tegucigalpa was founded in the 16th century, and was a center of silver and gold mining. The capital of the independent Republic of Honduras switched back and forth between Tegucigalpa and Comayagua until it was permanently settled at Tegucigalpa in 1880. The National Autonomous University of Honduras was established here in 1847. The National Museum here has a notable collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts. In the 1930s the town of Comayagüela (on the other side of the Choluteca River from central Tegucigalpa) was incorporated into the city.
The main airportFor the wireless networking standard, see AirPort networking; for the movie, see Airport (movie An airport is a designated location for aircraft to take off and land. While smaller airports—often called aerodromes, airfields or landing strips—might includ that serves Tegucigalpa is Toncontin International AirportToncontin International Airport ( IATA airport code TGU is a civil and military airport that serves Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is 6 km away from Tegucigalpa's centre. The airport's single runway is 2025 m (6132 feet) in length and is at an altitude of 1090.
The city was significantly damaged by a hurricane in 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting.