# San Francisco Municipality, Atlantida Department – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/san-francisco/

Municipality · Atlantida Department 

# San Francisco

San Francisco is a municipality of Honduras in Atlantida Department. It had an estimated **17,403 people** in 2024 on 282 km² (about 62 per km²). 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17,403people (2024)
- 282km²
- 8mapped services
- 17 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Francisco?

San Francisco had an estimated **17,403 people** in 2024 — 3.4% of Atlantida Department, 117th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,048 women for every 1,000 men (below the Atlantida Department figure of 1,072). Spread over 282 km², that is about **62 people per km²**, 193rd of 298 municipalities.

30.3% of people are children under 15 and 7.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 26 across Atlantida Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 60 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,867**

5–9 ****1,633**

10–14 ****1,770**

15–19 ****1,789**

20–24 ****1,573**

25–29 ****1,410**

30–34 ****1,336**

35–39 ****1,235**

40–44 ****882**

45–49 ****864**

50–54 ****680**

55–59 ****615**

60–64 ****485**

65–69 ****422**

70–74 ****302**

75–79 ****209**

80+ ****331**

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 San Francisco?

San Francisco lies in [Atlantida Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [El Porvenir](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/el-porvenir/), [La Masica](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/la-masica/) and [Olanchito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/olanchito/). By area it is the 99th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 6.5% of [Atlantida Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/). The centre of San Francisco is about 175 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 28 km from La Ceiba, the main town of Atlantida Department. The centre point is at 15.6490° N, -87.0169° 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 San Francisco

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in San Francisco. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Ana (3,579) and San Francisco (2,806). Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 676 m above sea level (median 17 m).

- Agua Buena
- Boca del Toro
- Frutera
- La Ensenada
- La Ruidosa
- Las Camelias
- Limón
- Lomitas
- Marinero
- Miceli
- Monte Pobre
- Paguales
- Pinto
- Río Arriba
- Saladito
- Salado Barra
- San Francisco
- Santa Ana

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 San Francisco

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Agua Buena
- Río Cuyamel
- Río Salado
- Río San Francisco

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 San Francisco and the best time to visit

In San Francisco, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,679 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (249 mm) and the driest Apr (46 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 21 164 

Feb 22 100 

Mar 23 78 

Apr 25 46 

May 26 94 

Jun 25 139 

Jul 25 121 

Aug 25 128 

Sep 25 150 

Oct 24 237 

Nov 22 249 

Dec 21 172 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Francisco

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Médico El Porvenir · El Porvenir 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.71994&mlon=-86.94654#map=17/15.71994/-86.94654) 

Bank Banco Azteca · La Masica 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.59914&mlon=-87.20515#map=17/15.59914/-87.20515) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera La Masica · La Masica 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.62035&mlon=-87.09406#map=17/15.62035/-87.09406) 

Hotel Hotel Santa ana · San Francisco 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.65000&mlon=-87.06670#map=17/15.65000/-87.06670) 

Mall Wendy´s Megaplaza Ceiba · La Ceiba 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.77130&mlon=-86.79166#map=17/15.77130/-86.79166) 

School Escuela De Agricultura John F Kennedy · San Francisco 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.66395&mlon=-87.04532#map=17/15.66395/-87.04532) 

College C.U.R.L.A. · La Ceiba 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74136&mlon=-86.85186#map=17/15.74136/-86.85186) 

Police station Posta policial de Bonito · El Porvenir 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74159&mlon=-86.87342#map=17/15.74159/-86.87342) 

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 San Francisco

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

- Hotels1
- Schools5
- Restaurants2

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

- Arizona
- El Porvenir
- Esparta
- Jutiapa
- La Ceiba
- La Masica
- Tela

## Quick answers

- Where is San Francisco?In Atlantida Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Francisco?17,403 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Francisco?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Francisco?About 62 people per km²
- What borders San Francisco?El Porvenir, La Masica and Olanchito
- How many villages are in San Francisco?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Francisco?Settlements lie between 2 m and 676 m
- What is the best time to visit San Francisco?February to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Francisco?Centro Médico El Porvenir, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Francisco?Banco Azteca, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Francisco?Gasolinera La Masica, about 8.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Francisco?HN0106 (OCHA common operational dataset)