How tall is Xiomara Castro?

Xiomara Castro's listed height is 150 cm (4'11"). She is taller than about 30% of women in Honduras.

Where 150 cm sits among women in Honduras

Taller than about 30% of women in Honduras born in 1959 (average 153.4 cm).

Castro next to her spouse

Manuel Zelaya is 37 cm taller than Xiomara Castro (187 cm), her spouse.

About Xiomara Castro

Xiomara Castro is a Honduran politician and diplomat, born Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento on 30 September 1959 in Tegucigalpa. She is also known by her married name, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya. She grew up in Tegucigalpa, married in 1976 and became active in the women's section of the Liberal Party of Honduras.

Castro became first lady in 2006 after her husband Manuel Zelaya won the 2005 presidential election. She became involved in the National Popular Resistance Front after the 2009 coup d'état forced him into exile. She was nominated as the presidential candidate of the Liberty and Refoundation party in 2013 and finished runner-up. In 2017 she was Salvador Nasralla's running mate. She was elected to the presidency in the 2021 general election, with Nasralla as her running mate.

At a listed 150 cm (4'11"), Castro is married to Manuel Zelaya. She served as president of Honduras from 2022 to 2026 and was the country's first female president.

Frequently asked

How tall is Xiomara Castro in feet and inches? Xiomara Castro is 4'11" tall, which is 150 cm, 59.1 inches or 1.50 m.

How tall is Xiomara Castro compared to Manuel Zelaya? Manuel Zelaya is 37 cm taller than Xiomara Castro: 187 cm (6'2") vs 150 cm (4'11").

Is Xiomara Castro tall for women in Honduras? At 150 cm she is taller than about 30% of women in Honduras born in 1959, whose average height is 153.4 cm.

Sources

• Xiomara Castro on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Xiomara Castro on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 150 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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