# Arizona Municipality, Atlantida Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Atlantida Department 

# Arizona

Arizona is a municipality of Honduras in Atlantida Department. It had an estimated **26,389 people** in 2024 on 531 km² (about 50 per km²). 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 26,389people (2024)
- 531km²
- 14mapped services
- 72 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Arizona?

Arizona had an estimated **26,389 people** in 2024 — 5.1% of Atlantida Department, 76th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,025 women for every 1,000 men (below the Atlantida Department figure of 1,072). Spread over 531 km², that is about **50 people per km²**, 229th of 298 municipalities.

29.6% of people are children under 15 and 7.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 26 across Atlantida Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 58 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,721**

5–9 ****2,446**

10–14 ****2,634**

15–19 ****2,642**

20–24 ****2,395**

25–29 ****2,154**

30–34 ****2,024**

35–39 ****1,829**

40–44 ****1,522**

45–49 ****1,206**

50–54 ****1,072**

55–59 ****982**

60–64 ****863**

65–69 ****595**

70–74 ****495**

75–79 ****335**

80+ ****474**

Source: [Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-hnd).

## Where is Arizona?

Arizona lies in [Atlantida Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Esparta](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/esparta/), [Tela](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/tela/) and [Yoro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/yoro/). By area it is the 42nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 12.2% of [Atlantida Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/). The centre of Arizona is about 174 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 63 km from La Ceiba, the main town of Atlantida Department. The centre point is at 15.6427° N, -87.3612° E.

Source: [Sistema Nacional de Información Territorial (SINIT), Secretaria Técnica de Planificación y Cooperación Externa (SEPLAN), 2010 via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-hnd).

## Villages and localities in Arizona

Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Arizona. The largest with a recorded population: Arizona (25,320), Atenas de San Cristóbal (1,783), Matarras (941), Mezapa (917) and Hicaque (903). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 676 m above sea level (median 72 m).

- Arizona
- Atenas de San Cristobal
- Atenas de San Cristóbal
- Cangélica
- Chiquito
- Coloradito
- Colorado
- Dakota
- El Cedro
- El Coco
- El Olingo
- El Retiro
- El Sitio
- Hicaque
- Jilamito Nuevo
- Jilamito Viejo
- Jilamo
- Jilamo Nuevo
- La Aurora
- Las Palmas
- Los Bolos
- Mata de Guineo
- Matarras
- Mezapa
- Oropéndolas
- Planes de Hicaque
- Quebrada de Arena
- Sambuquito
- Santa María
- Tiburón
- Uluasito
- Zanzibar

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Arizona

Named natural and historic features inside Arizona, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

13 rivers and streams.

- Los Bolos
- Quebrada Chiquito
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Mata de Guineo
- Río Arizona
- Río Cangélica
- Río Coloradito
- Río Hicaque
- Río Jilamo
- Río Leán
- Río Mezapa
- Río Mojimán
- Río Uluacito

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 valley.

- Cerro Izopo · 10 m
- Valle de Leán · 7 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Arizona and the best time to visit

In Arizona, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,623 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (218 mm) and the driest Apr (40 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 137 

Feb 23 87 

Mar 24 68 

Apr 26 40 

May 27 101 

Jun 26 160 

Jul 26 137 

Aug 26 142 

Sep 26 169 

Oct 25 217 

Nov 23 218 

Dec 22 146 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Arizona

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Quirurgico Familiar · Tela 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.77650&mlon=-87.44392#map=17/15.77650/-87.44392) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Arizona 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.68265&mlon=-87.33211#map=17/15.68265/-87.33211) 

ATM Banco Atlantica · Tela 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.77870&mlon=-87.46267#map=17/15.77870/-87.46267) 

Petrol pump Seal · Arizona 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.67258&mlon=-87.33375#map=17/15.67258/-87.33375) 

Hotel Hilamito Lodge · Arizona 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.60198&mlon=-87.32237#map=17/15.60198/-87.32237) 

Mall Plaza Venecia 🕸️ · Tela 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.76249&mlon=-87.48017#map=17/15.76249/-87.48017) 

School Instituto Superación del Vallde Lean · Arizona 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.67596&mlon=-87.34118#map=17/15.67596/-87.34118) 

College Instituto Prof. Arturo Alvarez Calderon · Arizona 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.68330&mlon=-87.31670#map=17/15.68330/-87.31670) 

Police station Policia · La Masica 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.60028&mlon=-87.21509#map=17/15.60028/-87.21509) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Arizona

Places mapped inside Arizona in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools3
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants7

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Atlantida Department

- El Porvenir
- Esparta
- Jutiapa
- La Ceiba
- La Masica
- San Francisco
- Tela

## Quick answers

- Where is Arizona?In Atlantida Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Arizona?26,389 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Arizona?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Arizona?About 50 people per km²
- What borders Arizona?Esparta, Tela and Yoro
- How many villages are in Arizona?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Arizona?Settlements lie between 7 m and 676 m
- What is the highest point in Arizona?Cerro Izopo (10 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Arizona?February to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Arizona?Hospital Quirurgico Familiar, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Arizona?Banco de Occidente, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Arizona?Banco Atlantica, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arizona?Seal, about 4.4 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Arizona?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Arizona?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Arizona?HN0108 (OCHA common operational dataset)