Editing Copán (section)

==Population==
[[File:Century Mag Stela I and altar.png|thumb|right|Artistic conception of Mayas at the Stela I and altar. Painting of 1898 by [[Henry Sandham]].]]
At the peak of its power in the Late Classic, the kingdom of Copán had a population of at least 20,000 and covered an area of over {{convert|250|km2|sqmi|-1|sp=us}}.{{sfn|Agurcia Fasquelle|Fash|2005|p=4}} The greater Copán area consisting of the populated areas of the valley covered about a quarter of the size of the city of [[Tikal]]. It is estimated that the peak population in central Copán was between 6000 and 9000 in an area of {{convert|0.6|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}, with a further 9,000 to 12,000 inhabitants occupying the periphery—an area of {{convert|23.4|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. Additionally, there was an estimated rural population of 3,000 to 4,000 in a {{convert|476|km2|sqmi|adj=on|sp=us}} area of the Copán Valley, giving an estimated total population of 18,000 to 25,000 people in the valley during the Late Classic period.{{sfn|Sharer|Traxler|2006|p=688}}