Valle is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided.
The departmental capital is Nacaome. The department faces the Gulf of Fonseca and contains mangrove swamps; inland, it is very hot and dry.
The department covers a total surface area of 1,665 km<sup>2</sup> and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 178,561 people.
Valle Department was organized in 1893.