# Pespire Municipality, Choluteca Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Choluteca Department 

# Pespire

Pespire is a municipality of Honduras in Choluteca Department. It had an estimated **24,239 people** in 2024 on 325 km² (about 75 per km²). 161 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 24,239people (2024)
- 325km²
- 10mapped services
- 199 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Pespire?

Pespire had an estimated **24,239 people** in 2024 — 4.9% of Choluteca Department, 85th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,011 women for every 1,000 men (below the Choluteca Department figure of 1,024). Spread over 325 km², that is about **75 people per km²**, 170th of 298 municipalities.

26.7% of people are children under 15 and 10.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 26 across Choluteca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 58 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,183**

5–9 ****2,137**

10–14 ****2,159**

15–19 ****2,030**

20–24 ****1,902**

25–29 ****1,946**

30–34 ****1,791**

35–39 ****1,706**

40–44 ****1,547**

45–49 ****1,312**

50–54 ****1,220**

55–59 ****1,064**

60–64 ****815**

65–69 ****754**

70–74 ****629**

75–79 ****440**

80+ ****604**

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 Pespire?

Pespire lies in [Choluteca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 11 other municipalities: [Choluteca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/choluteca/), [La Libertad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/la-libertad/), [La Venta](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/la-venta/), [Nacaome](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/nacaome/), [Orocuina](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/orocuina/), [San Antonio de Flores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/san-antonio-de-flores/), [San Francisco de Coray](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/san-francisco-de-coray/), [San Isidro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/san-isidro/), [San Jose](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/san-jose/), [San Lorenzo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/san-lorenzo/) and [Soledad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/soledad/). By area it is the 85th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 7.4% of [Choluteca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/). The centre of Pespire is about 56 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 35 km from Ciudad Choluteca, the main town of Choluteca Department. The centre point is at 13.5908° N, -87.3048° 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 Pespire

Open gazetteers list **161 villages, towns and localities** in Pespire. The largest with a recorded population: Pespire (3,172). Settlements here lie between about 58 m and 904 m above sea level (median 199 m).

- Agua Tibia
- Bajo Grande
- Bálsamo
- Cacautare
- Casitas
- Centro Ermita
- Cerro Bonito
- Cerro Grande
- Cerro del Higo
- Chagüitón
- Chocolate
- Concepción
- Concepción El Brasilar
- Condega
- Corinto
- Coyolito
- El Almendrón
- El Bocón
- El Borbollón
- El Brasilar
- El Cacao
- El Capulín
- El Carrizal
- El Cerro
- El Chaparral
- El Chocolate
- El Coco
- El Espinal
- El Guayabal
- El Guayabo
- El Hato
- El Jicaral
- El Jobito
- El Llano
- El Mojón
- El Nanzal
- El Naranjito
- El Ocotillo
- El Ocotio
- El Olvido
- El Papalón
- El Portillo
- El Portillo Grande
- El Portillo del Higo
- El Quebracho
- El Quebradón
- El Remolino
- El Rincón
- El Rincón de Los Limones
- El Rincón del Aguacate
- El Rodeo
- El Saladito
- El Salamo
- El Tablado
- El Tablón
- El Tamarindo
- El Terrero
- El Zapote
- Esquimay
- Esquimay Abajo
- Esquimay Arriba
- Hacienda Buenos Aires
- Hacienda La Trinidad
- Hacienda Nueva Esperanza
- Jocomico
- Jocoro
- La Angostura
- La Barranca
- La Calera
- La Carretilla
- La Ceibita
- La Chacara
- La Chorrera
- La Crucita
- La Culebra
- La Cureña
- La Encarnación
- La Ermita
- La Hipólita
- La Joya
- La Laguna
- La Loma
- La Lucía
- La Majada
- La Mansión
- La Mojada Pelona
- La Montaña
- La Mora
- La Palma
- La Rinconada
- La Vainilla
- La Vega
- Lagarto Chingo
- Las Cruces
- Las Delicias
- Las Flores
- Las Lajas
- Las Lomas
- Las Marías
- Las Mesas
- Las Pases
- Las Piñas
- Las Pocitas
- Las Pozas
- Las Trojas
- Las Tunitas
- Las Uvas
- Llano Blanco
- Los Apantes
- Los Chicos
- Los Chilamates
- Los Corrales
- Los Higueros
- Los Hornos
- Los Jobos
- Los Jocotes
- Los Limones
- Los Martel
- Los Mescales
- Los Noques
- Los Osorto
- Los Patios
- Los Ranchos
- Los Salitres
- Los Surcos
- Malalaja
- Marilica
- Maymule
- Mosontoca
- Olivares
- Palo Grande
- Paso Jocoro
- Paso La Angostura
- Pespire
- Peña Blanca
- Plan Verde
- Portillo El Pacón
- Portillo El Pizote
- Portillo Grande
- Portillo de La Cruz
- Potrerillos
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada de Agua
- Rodilla de Judas
- Río Chiquito
- Salitre
- San Antonio de Padua
- San Carlos
- San Felipe
- San Jorge
- San José
- San Juan Bautista
- San Juan Bosco
- San Rafael
- Suyapa
- Tablones
- Terreritos
- Terrero Hondo
- Tierra Agria
- Yoranlica

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 Pespire

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

### Water

40 rivers and streams.

- El Revalse
- Jullines
- Los Chorros
- Quebrada Cacao
- Quebrada Coyolito
- Quebrada El Quebradón
- Quebrada El Reventón
- Quebrada El Salado
- Quebrada El Salado
- Quebrada El Tamarindo
- Quebrada El Yugo
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Jicaral
- Quebrada La Ceiba
- Quebrada La Ceibita
- Quebrada La Chorrera
- Quebrada La Crucita
- Quebrada La Loma
- Quebrada La Majada
- Quebrada La Zopilota
- Quebrada Las Chucuyas
- Quebrada Las Mesas

…and 16 more.

### Hills and mountains

18 mountains; 12 hills; 1 mountain pass.

- Cerro Sacare · 933 m
- Cerro La Gloria · 909 m
- Cerro de Los Arrallanes · 900 m
- Cerro El Cerrón · 889 m
- Cerro La Majada · 822 m
- Cerro La Pichinga · 808 m
- Cerro El Limón · 798 m
- Portillo Blanco · 759 m
- Cerro El Cacao · 494 m
- El Terrero · 494 m
- Cerro Feo · 475 m
- Cerro El Jobo · 460 m
- Cerro Las Marías · 453 m
- Cerro El Ocotio · 450 m
- Cerro Sonid · 394 m
- Cerro El Garrobo · 393 m
- Cerro Las Lomas · 339 m
- Cerro Tierra Blanca · 321 m
- Cerro Piñas · 285 m
- Cerro Toncontín · 279 m
- Cerro Calabazas · 275 m
- Cerro Tiquirin · 275 m
- Cerro Coyote · 252 m
- Cerro Coyol · 246 m

…and 7 more.

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 Pespire and the best time to visit

In Pespire, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Nov (26 °C). About 1,271 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (250 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 29 7 

Apr 30 37 

May 28 198 

Jun 27 214 

Jul 28 111 

Aug 28 160 

Sep 27 250 

Oct 26 231 

Nov 26 39 

Dec 26 17 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pespire

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Servicios Médicos Pespire · Pespire 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58761&mlon=-87.35768#map=17/13.58761/-87.35768) 

Bank La Plaza de Aitor · Pespire 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.59031&mlon=-87.35991#map=17/13.59031/-87.35991) 

ATM Banco Atlántida · Nacaome 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.53271&mlon=-87.48700#map=17/13.53271/-87.48700) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Puma · Nacaome 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54262&mlon=-87.48281#map=17/13.54262/-87.48281) 

Hotel Hotel Palmeras, Pespire · Pespire 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.59095&mlon=-87.36086#map=17/13.59095/-87.36086) 

Mall Plaza Centro · Nacaome 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54233&mlon=-87.48415#map=17/13.54233/-87.48415) 

School Instituto de San Isidro · San Isidro 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.64048&mlon=-87.29315#map=17/13.64048/-87.29315) 

College Escuela Agrícola Luis Landa · Nacaome 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54021&mlon=-87.47710#map=17/13.54021/-87.47710) 

Police station Puesto de Control Policial Pavana · Choluteca 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.40708&mlon=-87.33068#map=17/13.40708/-87.33068) 

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 Pespire

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Hotels1
- Schools2
- Restaurants5

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
- Namasigue
- Orocuina
- San Antonio de Flores
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San Marcos de Colon
- Santa Ana de Yusguare

## Quick answers

- Where is Pespire?In Choluteca Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Pespire?24,239 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Pespire?About 29 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Pespire?About 75 people per km²
- What borders Pespire?Choluteca, La Libertad, La Venta, Nacaome, Orocuina, San Antonio de Flores, San Francisco de Coray, San Isidro, San Jose, San Lorenzo and Soledad
- How many villages are in Pespire?161 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pespire?Settlements lie between 58 m and 904 m
- What is the highest point in Pespire?Cerro Sacare (933 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Pespire?November to January and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Pespire?Centro de Servicios Médicos Pespire, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Pespire?La Plaza de Aitor, about 6.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Pespire?Banco Atlántida, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pespire?Gasolinera Puma, about 20 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Pespire?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Pespire?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pespire?HN0611 (OCHA common operational dataset)