La Ceiba, city and port in northern Honduras, capital of Atlántida Department, on the Caribbean Sea, at the foot of Bonito Peak. With beaches nearby, the city is the center of a tourist trade and is also a fishing center. The city is on the northern coastal railroad and trades in cattle and agricultural products. Industries include sawmilling, tanning, flour milling, coconut-oil processing, tuna canning, brewing, and the manufacture of leather and tobacco products, dairy products, and soap. Bananas, oranges, coconuts, and fibers are exported from here. The port, developed in the late 19th century, was a major banana export center until the 1930s. Population (1995 estimate) 89,200.
