# Santa Fe Municipality, Colon Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/santa-fe/ Municipality · Colon Department # Santa Fe Santa Fe is a municipality of Honduras in Colon Department. It had an estimated **5,265 people** in 2024 on 208 km² (about 25 per km²). 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5,265people (2024) - 208km² - 4mapped services - 237 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Santa Fe? Santa Fe had an estimated **5,265 people** in 2024 — 1.4% of Colon Department, 266th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,211 women for every 1,000 men (above the Colon Department figure of 1,042). Spread over 208 km², that is about **25 people per km²**, 279th of 298 municipalities. 33.2% of people are children under 15 and 8.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 24 across Colon Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 71 children and older people. 0–4 ****583** 5–9 ****604** 10–14 ****559** 15–19 ****415** 20–24 ****409** 25–29 ****405** 30–34 ****424** 35–39 ****295** 40–44 ****278** 45–49 ****207** 50–54 ****244** 55–59 ****211** 60–64 ****192** 65–69 ****98** 70–74 ****138** 75–79 ****82** 80+ ****121** 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 Santa Fe? Santa Fe lies in [Colon Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 2 other municipalities: [Balfate](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/balfate/) and [Trujillo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/trujillo/). By area it is the 132nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.5% of [Colon Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/). The centre of Santa Fe is about 226 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 22 km from Trujillo, the main town of Colon Department. The centre point is at 15.8275° N, -86.1326° 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 Santa Fe Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Fe. Settlements here lie between about 2 m and 556 m above sea level (median 237 m). - Betulia - El Mármol - El Nanzal - El Zapote - Guadalupe - La Esperanza - Los Cayos - Manatí Creek - Pital - Plan Grande - Punta Gorda - Quinito - Río Arriba - San Antonio - Santa Fe - Sante Fe 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 Santa Fe Named natural and historic features inside Santa Fe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada La Puerta ### Hills and mountains 13 mountains. - Cerro Buena Ventura · 734 m - El Cerro · 656 m - Cerro Piñal · 572 m - Cerro Culebrina · 476 m - Cerro San Jorge · 441 m - Cerro Amapala · 425 m - Cerro del Diablo · 425 m - Cerro Jupilingo · 361 m - Cerro Pucura · 361 m - Cerro Tigre · 361 m - Cerro Santa Cruz · 228 m - Cerro Bruno · 134 m - Cerro Medalla · 62 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 Santa Fe and the best time to visit In Santa Fe, the warmest month is Sep (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,989 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (321 mm) and the driest Apr (50 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 24 199 Feb 24 117 Mar 25 86 Apr 27 50 May 27 95 Jun 27 153 Jul 27 147 Aug 27 146 Sep 28 160 Oct 27 301 Nov 25 321 Dec 25 215 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Fe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital CLINPSIMES · Tocoa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.68330&mlon=-86.00000#map=17/15.68330/-86.00000) Bank Banco de Occidente · Trujillo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.91938&mlon=-85.95340#map=17/15.91938/-85.95340) Petrol pump Texaco · Trujillo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.92277&mlon=-85.94194#map=17/15.92277/-85.94194) Hotel Banana Beach Resort · Santa Fe 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.90007&mlon=-86.02122#map=17/15.90007/-86.02122) Mall Banana Coast Cruise Port · Trujillo 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.92352&mlon=-85.94778#map=17/15.92352/-85.94778) School Escuela Rafael Pineda Ponce · Trujillo 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.91428&mlon=-85.96230#map=17/15.91428/-85.96230) College Psicología UCENM Campus Tocoa · Tocoa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.68330&mlon=-86.00000#map=17/15.68330/-86.00000) Police station Posta Policial · Trujillo 27 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 Santa Fe Places mapped inside Santa Fe in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 - Restaurants3 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 - Bonito Oriental - Iriona - Limon - Saba - Santa Rosa de Aguan - Sonaguera - Tocoa - Trujillo ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Fe?In Colon Department, Honduras - What is the population of Santa Fe?5,265 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Santa Fe?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Santa Fe?About 25 people per km² - What borders Santa Fe?Balfate and Trujillo - How many villages are in Santa Fe?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Fe?Settlements lie between 2 m and 556 m - What is the highest point in Santa Fe?Cerro Buena Ventura (734 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santa Fe?February to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Fe?CLINPSIMES, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Fe?Banco de Occidente, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Fe?Texaco, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Fe?HN0206 (OCHA common operational dataset)