# Namasigue Municipality, Choluteca Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/namasigue/ Municipality · Choluteca Department # Namasigue Namasigue is a municipality of Honduras in Choluteca Department. It had an estimated **36,565 people** in 2024 on 217 km² (about 169 per km²). 47 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 36,565people (2024) - 217km² - 2mapped services - 59 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Namasigue? Namasigue had an estimated **36,565 people** in 2024 — 7.4% of Choluteca Department, 48th of 298 municipalities. There are 981 women for every 1,000 men (below the Choluteca Department figure of 1,024). Spread over 217 km², that is about **169 people per km²**, 35th of 298 municipalities. 29.9% of people are children under 15 and 6.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 26 across Choluteca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 57 children and older people. 0–4 ****3,788** 5–9 ****3,631** 10–14 ****3,519** 15–19 ****3,488** 20–24 ****3,532** 25–29 ****3,199** 30–34 ****2,959** 35–39 ****2,734** 40–44 ****2,010** 45–49 ****1,724** 50–54 ****1,412** 55–59 ****1,225** 60–64 ****973** 65–69 ****782** 70–74 ****625** 75–79 ****427** 80+ ****537** 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 Namasigue? Namasigue lies in [Choluteca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Choluteca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/choluteca/), [El Corpus](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/el-corpus/), [El Triunfo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/el-triunfo/) and [Santa Ana de Yusguare](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/santa-ana-de-yusguare/). By area it is the 128th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.9% of [Choluteca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/). The centre of Namasigue is about 104 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 17 km from Ciudad Choluteca, the main town of Choluteca Department. The centre point is at 13.1512° N, -87.1560° 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 Namasigue Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Namasigue. The largest with a recorded population: San Jerónimo (2,381), Namasigüe (1,804), El Obraje (1,172) and San Agustín (938). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 410 m above sea level (median 59 m). - Cofradía - Coyol Solo - El Cacahuano - El Carmen - El Chagüitón - El Corozo - El Desvío - El Llano - El Mojón - El Obraje - El Tajo - El Terrero - El Tionostal - Hacienda Apazurú - Hacienda Arazurú - Hacienda La Estrella - Hacienda Monte Líbano - Hacienda Santa Cruz - Ingenio Santa Cruz - La Bonanza - La Danta - La Vuelta del Cerro - Las Marías - Las Pavitas - Los Prados - Los Rincones - Los Tanques - Montecristo - Namasigüe - Pavita - Poza Grande - Quemamacho - San Agustín - San Bernardo - San Francisco - San Irene - San Isidro - San Jerónimo - San Rafael - Santa Ana - Santa Cruz - Santa Irene - Siete de Mayo - Tierra Blanca - Tipurin - Vuelta del Cerro - Yolorán 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 Namasigue Named natural and historic features inside Namasigue, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Platanar - Quebrada Sardinas - Quebrada Seca - Quebrada de Las Lajas - Quebrada del Terrero - Río Namasigüe ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 1 hill. - Cerro El Quebracho · 238 m - Apazurula · 71 m - Cerro Cacao · 62 m - Cerro Agua Fría · 23 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Monte Libano 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 Namasigue and the best time to visit In Namasigue, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Nov (25 °C). About 1,328 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (277 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 2 Feb 28 3 Mar 30 9 Apr 30 37 May 29 201 Jun 27 222 Jul 27 105 Aug 28 155 Sep 26 277 Oct 26 260 Nov 25 41 Dec 26 15 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Namasigue Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital San Francisco de Asís · Choluteca 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.29473&mlon=-87.18491#map=17/13.29473/-87.18491) Bank Banco Central De Honduras · Choluteca 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.30282&mlon=-87.19309#map=17/13.30282/-87.19309) Petrol pump Gas · El Triunfo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.09529&mlon=-87.05723#map=17/13.09529/-87.05723) Hotel Motel Riviera · Choluteca 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.28639&mlon=-87.17770#map=17/13.28639/-87.17770) Mall Plaza los Ángeles · Choluteca 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.29998&mlon=-87.18451#map=17/13.29998/-87.18451) School Instituto de Namasigüe · Namasigue 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.20453&mlon=-87.14438#map=17/13.20453/-87.14438) College Seminario Menor Pablo VI · Choluteca 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.29345&mlon=-87.18483#map=17/13.29345/-87.18483) Police station Posta Policial · Choluteca 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.28688&mlon=-87.18624#map=17/13.28688/-87.18624) 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 Namasigue Places mapped inside Namasigue in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools2 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 Choluteca Department - Apacilagua - Choluteca - Concepcion de Maria - Duyure - El Corpus - El Triunfo - Marcovia - Morolica - Orocuina - Pespire - San Antonio de Flores - San Isidro - San Jose - San Marcos de Colon - Santa Ana de Yusguare ## Quick answers - Where is Namasigue?In Choluteca Department, Honduras - What is the population of Namasigue?36,565 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Namasigue?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Namasigue?About 169 people per km² - What borders Namasigue?Choluteca, El Corpus, El Triunfo and Santa Ana de Yusguare - How many villages are in Namasigue?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Namasigue?Settlements lie between 3 m and 410 m - What is the highest point in Namasigue?Cerro El Quebracho (238 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Namasigue?November to January and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Namasigue?Hospital San Francisco de Asís, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Namasigue?Banco Central De Honduras, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Namasigue?Gas, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Namasigue?HN0609 (OCHA common operational dataset)