# San Jose Municipality, Choluteca Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/san-jose/

Municipality · Choluteca Department 

# San Jose

San Jose is a municipality of Honduras in Choluteca Department. It had an estimated **5,297 people** in 2024 on 63 km² (about 84 per km²). 45 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5,297people (2024)
- 63.3km²
- 480 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Jose?

San Jose had an estimated **5,297 people** in 2024 — 1.1% of Choluteca Department, 265th of 298 municipalities. There are 853 women for every 1,000 men (below the Choluteca Department figure of 1,024). Spread over 63 km², that is about **84 people per km²**, 148th of 298 municipalities.

30.1% of people are children under 15 and 11.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 26 across Choluteca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 70 children and older people.

0–4 ****512**

5–9 ****528**

10–14 ****557**

15–19 ****470**

20–24 ****370**

25–29 ****360**

30–34 ****366**

35–39 ****341**

40–44 ****287**

45–49 ****292**

50–54 ****228**

55–59 ****199**

60–64 ****195**

65–69 ****179**

70–74 ****151**

75–79 ****127**

80+ ****135**

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 Jose?

San Jose lies in [Choluteca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Alubaren](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/alubaren/), [La Libertad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/la-libertad/), [La Venta](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/la-venta/), [Pespire](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/pespire/), [Reitoca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/reitoca/) and [San Miguelito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/san-miguelito/). By area it is the 260th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.4% of [Choluteca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/). The centre of San Jose is about 47 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 53 km from Ciudad Choluteca, the main town of Choluteca Department. The centre point is at 13.7153° N, -87.4214° 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 Jose

Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in San Jose. Settlements here lie between about 173 m and 677 m above sea level (median 480 m).

- Buenos Aires
- Coraicito
- Coraycito
- Coyota
- El Alto del Guayabo
- El Cacao
- El Camarón
- El Capulín
- El Chaparral
- El Chaparro
- El Convento
- El Coyolar
- El Guayabo
- El Lajero
- El Llano
- El Salitre
- El Tamarindo
- Guayabo
- Jicaritos
- La Chorrera
- La Comunidad
- La Coyota
- La Crucita
- La Hoya
- La Joya
- La Majada
- La Mala Laja
- La Mestiza
- La Montañita
- Las Casitas
- Las Cañas
- Las Crucitas
- Las Garzas
- Las Lajas
- Las Marías
- Las Queseritas
- Llano Grande
- Los Corralitos
- Los Higos
- Los Jicaritos
- Macuelizo
- Olanchito
- Pedrero
- Pispala
- San José del Portillo Grande

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 Jose

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Quebrada de Los Albarados

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains; 2 hills.

- Cerro Las Calabazas · 679 m
- Portillo El Pizote · 542 m
- Cerro Sombrerito · 490 m
- Cerro La Montañita · 410 m
- Cerro Pueblo Viejo · 396 m
- Cerro Ocotillo · 363 m
- Cerro La Meseta · 293 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 San Jose and the best time to visit

In San Jose, 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 San Jose

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Servicios Médicos Pespire · Pespire 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.58761&mlon=-87.35768#map=17/13.58761/-87.35768) 

Bank La Plaza de Aitor · Pespire 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.59031&mlon=-87.35991#map=17/13.59031/-87.35991) 

ATM Banco Atlántida · Nacaome 22 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 15 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 Centro Basico Cesar Augusto Quintero · Reitoca 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.77418&mlon=-87.38955#map=17/13.77418/-87.38955) 

College Escuela Agrícola Luis Landa · Nacaome 20 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 36 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.

## Other municipalities in Choluteca Department

- Apacilagua
- Choluteca
- Concepcion de Maria
- Duyure
- El Corpus
- El Triunfo
- Marcovia
- Morolica
- Namasigue
- Orocuina
- Pespire
- San Antonio de Flores
- San Isidro
- San Marcos de Colon
- Santa Ana de Yusguare

## Quick answers

- Where is San Jose?In Choluteca Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Jose?5,297 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Jose?About 28 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Jose?About 84 people per km²
- What borders San Jose?Alubaren, La Libertad, La Venta, Pespire, Reitoca and San Miguelito
- How many villages are in San Jose?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Jose?Settlements lie between 173 m and 677 m
- What is the highest point in San Jose?Cerro Las Calabazas (679 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Jose?November to January and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Jose?Centro de Servicios Médicos Pespire, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Jose?La Plaza de Aitor, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Jose?Banco Atlántida, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Jose?Gasolinera Puma, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Jose?HN0614 (OCHA common operational dataset)