# Tocoa Municipality, Colon Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/tocoa/

Municipality · Colon Department 

# Tocoa

Tocoa is a municipality of Honduras in Colon Department. It had an estimated **114,204 people** in 2024 on 888 km² (about 129 per km²). 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 81 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 114,204people (2024)
- 888km²
- 81mapped services
- 45 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Tocoa?

Tocoa had an estimated **114,204 people** in 2024 — 31.2% of Colon Department, 15th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,071 women for every 1,000 men (above the Colon Department figure of 1,042). Spread over 888 km², that is about **129 people per km²**, 75th of 298 municipalities.

32.3% of people are children under 15 and 5.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 24 across Colon Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 61 children and older people.

0–4 ****12,402**

5–9 ****12,468**

10–14 ****12,054**

15–19 ****11,935**

20–24 ****11,610**

25–29 ****10,404**

30–34 ****8,981**

35–39 ****7,653**

40–44 ****6,052**

45–49 ****4,768**

50–54 ****3,979**

55–59 ****3,050**

60–64 ****2,607**

65–69 ****2,141**

70–74 ****1,558**

75–79 ****1,180**

80+ ****1,362**

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 Tocoa?

Tocoa lies in [Colon Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Bonito Oriental](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/bonito-oriental/), [Gualaco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/gualaco/), [Saba](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/saba/), [San Esteban](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/san-esteban/), [Sonaguera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/sonaguera/) and [Trujillo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/trujillo/). By area it is the 19th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 10.7% of [Colon Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/). The centre of Tocoa is about 214 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 38 km from Trujillo, the main town of Colon Department. The centre point is at 15.5788° N, -85.9629° 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 Tocoa

Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in Tocoa. The largest with a recorded population: Tocoa (111,972), Zamora (2,999), Taujica (1,271) and Prieta (1,103). Settlements here lie between about 18 m and 925 m above sea level (median 45 m).

- Banegas
- Brinche Grande
- Cayo Campo
- Cayo Sierra
- Ceibita
- Chiripa
- Colonia La 31 de Octubre
- Cuaca
- Cuaca Aldea
- El Barro
- El Cayo Sierra
- El Guapinol
- El Guasmal
- El Palmichal
- El Tigre
- El Zapote
- Juan Antonio
- La Abiscinia
- La Bolsa
- La Ceibita
- La Concepción
- Las Brisas
- Las Mangas
- Las Vegas
- Lerida
- Mala Falda
- Manga Seca
- Prieta
- Rancho Quemado
- Salama
- San Isidro
- San José de Corrales
- Tapiquil
- Taujica
- Tocoa
- Vado Ancho
- Yucatán
- Zamora

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).

## Weather in Tocoa and the best time to visit

In Tocoa, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,603 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (241 mm) and the driest Apr (44 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 21 154 

Feb 22 93 

Mar 23 73 

Apr 25 44 

May 26 90 

Jun 25 135 

Jul 25 122 

Aug 25 125 

Sep 25 132 

Oct 24 231 

Nov 22 241 

Dec 21 163 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tocoa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital del Aguan · Tocoa 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.65328&mlon=-86.00070#map=17/15.65328/-86.00070) 

Bank Super Farmacia Mi Preferida · Saba 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.51944&mlon=-86.23204#map=17/15.51944/-86.23204) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Tocoa 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.65182&mlon=-86.00632#map=17/15.65182/-86.00632) 

Hotel Hotel San Patricio · Tocoa 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.65545&mlon=-86.00419#map=17/15.65545/-86.00419) 

Mall Plaza San Miguel · Tocoa 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.65763&mlon=-86.00296#map=17/15.65763/-86.00296) 

School Escuela José C. Valle · Tocoa 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.65318&mlon=-85.99078#map=17/15.65318/-85.99078) 

College Universidad Metropolitana de Honduras - Tocoa · Tocoa 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.65322&mlon=-86.00496#map=17/15.65322/-86.00496) 

Police station Posta Policial · Saba 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.53527&mlon=-86.28083#map=17/15.53527/-86.28083) 

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 Tocoa

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

- Hospitals13
- Petrol pumps5
- Hotels11
- Shopping malls3
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities4
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies7
- Restaurants27
- Dental clinics8

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 Fe
- Santa Rosa de Aguan
- Sonaguera
- Trujillo

## Quick answers

- Where is Tocoa?In Colon Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Tocoa?114,204 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Tocoa?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Tocoa?About 129 people per km²
- What borders Tocoa?Bonito Oriental, Gualaco, Saba, San Esteban, Sonaguera and Trujillo
- How many villages are in Tocoa?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tocoa?Settlements lie between 18 m and 925 m
- What is the best time to visit Tocoa?February to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tocoa?Hospital del Aguan, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tocoa?Super Farmacia Mi Preferida, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tocoa?Texaco, about 9.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Tocoa?13 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Tocoa?5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tocoa?HN0209 (OCHA common operational dataset)