# Bonito Oriental Municipality, Colon Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/bonito-oriental/ Municipality · Colon Department # Bonito Oriental Bonito Oriental is a municipality of Honduras in Colon Department. It had an estimated **30,908 people** in 2024 on 510 km² (about 61 per km²). 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 30,908people (2024) - 510km² - 11mapped services - 32 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Bonito Oriental? Bonito Oriental had an estimated **30,908 people** in 2024 — 8.5% of Colon Department, 62nd of 298 municipalities. There are 1,034 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Colon Department figure of 1,042). Spread over 510 km², that is about **61 people per km²**, 195th of 298 municipalities. 32.7% of people are children under 15 and 5.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 24 across Colon Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people. 0–4 ****3,536** 5–9 ****3,223** 10–14 ****3,355** 15–19 ****3,402** 20–24 ****3,108** 25–29 ****2,725** 30–34 ****2,245** 35–39 ****1,973** 40–44 ****1,622** 45–49 ****1,255** 50–54 ****1,082** 55–59 ****831** 60–64 ****751** 65–69 ****587** 70–74 ****473** 75–79 ****326** 80+ ****414** 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 Bonito Oriental? Bonito Oriental lies in [Colon Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Iriona](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/iriona/), [Limon](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/limon/), [San Esteban](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/san-esteban/), [Santa Rosa de Aguan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/santa-rosa-de-aguan/), [Tocoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/tocoa/) and [Trujillo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/trujillo/). By area it is the 46th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 6.2% of [Colon Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/). The centre of Bonito Oriental is about 240 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 32 km from Trujillo, the main town of Colon Department. The centre point is at 15.7127° N, -85.7484° 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 Bonito Oriental Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Bonito Oriental. The largest with a recorded population: Bonito Oriental (3,732), Corocito (2,855), La Esperanza (2,014) and La Curva (981). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 459 m above sea level (median 32 m). - Bonito Occidental - Bonito Oriental - Corocito - El Antigual - El Manchón - El Paso - Feo - Fragosa - La Curva - La Esperanza - La Polla - Licona - Manga Seca - Paso Real - Piedra Blanca - Playa de Ganado - Río Abajo - Río Zarco - San Jerónimo - Tarral - Tepic 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 Bonito Oriental Named natural and historic features inside Bonito Oriental, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 30 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Achote - Quebrada Agua Caliente - Quebrada Aguacatal - Quebrada Aguazarco - Quebrada Benque - Quebrada Brown - Quebrada Caldero - Quebrada Chirinos - Quebrada El Antigual - Quebrada El Manchón - Quebrada Fragosa - Quebrada Juan Toribio - Quebrada Juaquina - Quebrada La Ceiba - Quebrada La Ceiba - Quebrada La Oficina - Quebrada Las Nazas Abajo - Quebrada Las Nazas Arriba - Quebrada Pedernales - Quebrada Prieta - Quebrada Quequeo - Quebrada Salto - Quebrada Saltosa - Quebrada Tarral …and 6 more. ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains. - Cerro Agua Caliente · 287 m - Cerro La Mina · 287 m - Cerro La Cumbre · 57 m - Cerro Palo Prieto · 51 m - Cerro Azul · 50 m - Cerro Bardales · 26 m - Cerro Coyol · 16 m - Cerro Piedra Blanca · 9 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Camino a La Finca Airfield South 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 Bonito Oriental and the best time to visit In Bonito Oriental, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,548 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (230 mm) and the driest Apr (41 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 21 127 Feb 22 78 Mar 23 59 Apr 25 41 May 26 96 Jun 25 150 Jul 24 142 Aug 25 137 Sep 25 127 Oct 24 230 Nov 22 216 Dec 22 144 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bonito Oriental Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Clínica Médica Martínez · Tocoa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.73789&mlon=-85.88311#map=17/15.73789/-85.88311) Bank Banco Atlantida · Bonito Oriental 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74540&mlon=-85.73944#map=17/15.74540/-85.73944) Petrol pump Gasolinera UNO · Bonito Oriental 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74829&mlon=-85.74049#map=17/15.74829/-85.74049) Hotel Hotel Las Acacias · Bonito Oriental 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74259&mlon=-85.73805#map=17/15.74259/-85.73805) Mall Megaplaza Tocoa · Tocoa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.66779&mlon=-85.98560#map=17/15.66779/-85.98560) School Centro Basico Augusto de Coello · Bonito Oriental 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.74708&mlon=-85.73621#map=17/15.74708/-85.73621) College UNAH · Tocoa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.66328&mlon=-85.98619#map=17/15.66328/-85.98619) Police station Posta Policial · Trujillo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.94172&mlon=-85.91354#map=17/15.94172/-85.91354) 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 Bonito Oriental Places mapped inside Bonito Oriental in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Pharmacies1 - 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 Colon Department - Balfate - Iriona - Limon - Saba - Santa Fe - Santa Rosa de Aguan - Sonaguera - Tocoa - Trujillo ## Quick answers - Where is Bonito Oriental?In Colon Department, Honduras - What is the population of Bonito Oriental?30,908 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Bonito Oriental?About 23 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Bonito Oriental?About 61 people per km² - What borders Bonito Oriental?Iriona, Limon, San Esteban, Santa Rosa de Aguan, Tocoa and Trujillo - How many villages are in Bonito Oriental?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bonito Oriental?Settlements lie between 8 m and 459 m - What is the highest point in Bonito Oriental?Cerro Agua Caliente (287 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bonito Oriental?February to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Bonito Oriental?Clínica Médica Martínez, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Bonito Oriental?Banco Atlantida, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bonito Oriental?Gasolinera UNO, about 4.1 km from the centre - How many banks are in Bonito Oriental?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Bonito Oriental?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Bonito Oriental?HN0210 (OCHA common operational dataset)