# Comayagua Department, Honduras – Municipalities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/

Department · Honduras 

# Comayagua Department

Comayagua Department is a department of Honduras. It had an estimated **604,318 people** in 2024 on 5,124 km² (about 118 per km²). Its main town is Comayagua. It is divided into 21 municipalities. 1,009 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 701 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 604,318people (2024)
- 5,124km²
- 21municipalities
- 701mapped services

## How many people live in Comayagua Department?

Comayagua Department had an estimated **604,318 people** in 2024 — 6.1% of Honduras, 5th of 18 departments. There are 1,065 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Honduras figure of 1,056). Spread over 5,124 km², that is about **118 people per km²**, 7th of 18 departments.

31.2% of people are children under 15 and 5.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 26 across Honduras). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 58 children and older people.

0–4 ****65,289**

5–9 ****61,247**

10–14 ****62,157**

15–19 ****66,063**

20–24 ****61,145**

25–29 ****54,123**

30–34 ****46,694**

35–39 ****39,864**

40–44 ****32,482**

45–49 ****26,798**

50–54 ****22,045**

55–59 ****18,085**

60–64 ****14,492**

65–69 ****11,466**

70–74 ****8,718**

75–79 ****6,163**

80+ ****7,487**

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 Comayagua Department?

Comayagua Department lies in [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other departments: [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/), [Francisco Morazan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/), [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/), [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/), [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/) and [Yoro Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/). By area it is the 7th largest of 18 departments in Honduras. It covers 4.6% of [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). The centre of Comayagua Department is about 74 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. The centre point is at 14.5522° N, -87.6901° 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).

## Municipalities of Comayagua Department

Municipality People per km² Area km² Localities Services 

[Comayagua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/comayagua/) 188,999 226 835 245 345 

[Siguatepeque](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/siguatepeque/) 119,954 306 392 87 218 

[El Rosario](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/el-rosario/) 36,087 121 298 77 5 

[La Libertad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/la-libertad/) 32,833 102 321 91 8 

[Villa de San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/villa-de-san-antonio/) 28,283 83 342 45 33 

[Taulabe](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/taulabe/) 26,647 121 220 67 38 

[San Jerónimo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/san-jeronimo/) 25,092 110 228 65 4 

[Esquias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/esquias/) 23,244 60 389 62 4 

[Las Lajas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/las-lajas/) 17,119 180 95 18 3 

[Meambar](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/meambar/) 14,621 36 410 81 3 

[Minas de Oro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/minas-de-oro/) 14,223 36 393 121 21 

[San Luis](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/san-luis/) 12,821 104 123 26 2 

[Ajuterique](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/ajuterique/) 12,223 198 62 23 4 

[Ojos de Agua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/ojos-de-agua/) 11,766 68 172 50 0 

[San Jose de Comayagua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/san-jose-de-comayagua/) 8,100 103 79 30 2 

[San Jose del Potrero](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/san-jose-del-potrero/) 7,858 40 198 41 1 

[Lamani](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/lamani/) 7,785 25 307 47 3 

[Lejamani](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/lejamani/) 6,274 278 23 3 3 

[La Trinidad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/la-trinidad/) 5,152 60 85 31 1 

[San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/san-sebastian/) 3,697 38 97 11 3 

[Humuya](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/humuya/) 1,540 28 54 10 0 

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); [Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-hnd).

## Villages and localities in Comayagua Department

Open gazetteers list **1,009 villages, towns and localities** in Comayagua Department. The largest with a recorded population: Siguatepeque (127,468), Comayagua (58,784), Villa de San Antonio (32,419), El Rosario (30,042), Esquías (21,009) and Minas de Oro (13,341). Settlements here lie between about 285 m and 2,159 m above sea level (median 827 m).

- Abisinia
- Achotal
- Agua Amarilla
- Agua Blanca
- Agua Blanca Mal Paso
- Agua Caliente
- Agua Dulce
- Agua Dulcita
- Agua Escondida
- Agua Fría
- Agua Salada
- Agua Zarca
- Aguas del Padre
- Ajuterique
- Alto Pino
- Apacilagua
- Asentamiento Islas del Triunfo
- Asentamiento Las Delicias
- Asentamiento San Blas
- Aserradero Quiriguara
- Balibrea
- Barranco Colorado
- Barrio Suyapa
- Barrio Abajo
- Barrio Arriba
- Barrio Buena Vista
- Barrio Buenos Aires
- Barrio Cabañas
- Barrio El Bosque
- Barrio El Calvario
- Barrio El Carmen
- Barrio El Centro
- Barrio El Cerrito
- Barrio El Paraíso
- Barrio El Porvenir
- Barrio Esquipulas
- Barrio La Caridad
- Barrio La Ceibita
- Barrio La Concepción
- Barrio La Fuente
- Barrio La Guadalupe
- Barrio La Guama
- Barrio La Isla
- Barrio La Joya
- Barrio La Loma de la Cruz
- Barrio La Loma de las Delicias
- Barrio La Manzana
- Barrio La Merced
- Barrio La Misión
- Barrio La Pila
- Barrio La Pista
- Barrio La Reforma
- Barrio La Trinidad
- Barrio La Zarcita
- Barrio Las Colinas
- Barrio Las Tres Marías
- Barrio Lempira
- Barrio Los Almendros
- Barrio Los Calix
- Barrio Los Lirios
- Barrio Lourdes
- Barrio Nuevo
- Barrio Oriente
- Barrio Paz Barahona
- Barrio Playas de Hungria
- Barrio San Antonio
- Barrio San Antonio de la Sabana
- Barrio San Blas
- Barrio San Cristóbal
- Barrio San Francisco
- Barrio San José
- Barrio San Pablo
- Barrio San Rafael
- Barrio San Ramón
- Barrio San Sebastián
- Barrio Santa Bárbara
- Barrio Santa Lucía
- Barrio Suyapa
- Barrio Torondón
- Barrio Vista Hermosa
- Bienvenida
- Birichiche (La Cruz Grande)
- Buen Pastor
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista (Derrumbo)
- Buena Vista de Río Bonito
- Buena Vista del Rosario
- Buenas Casas
- Buenos Aires
- Buenos Aires (Los Coyotes)
- Caballero
- Cabañas
- Cabeceras
- Cabeza de Vaca
- Cacaguapa
- Cacahuapa
- Caleritas
- Caliche
- Calichito
- Calpules
- Camalotales
- Camalote
- Campa
- Campana
- Campo Dos
- Canchias
- Candelaria
- Canquigue
- Cantillanos
- Cantoral
- Cantón
- Cantón San Antonio
- Capara
- Capiro
- Capiro Vado
- Carboneras
- Carboneros
- Casa de Piedra
- Casas Quemadas
- Casas Viejas
- Cascabeles
- Caulotes
- Cañagrales
- Cañaverales
- Cañitas
- Cañizales
- Ceniceras
- Cerro Azul
- Cerro Azul No. 1
- Cerro Blanco
- Cerro El Indio (Naranjal)
- Cerro Grande
- Cerro Jícaro
- Cerro Negro
- Cerro Verde
- Cerrón
- Chagüite
- Chagüitillos
- Chagüitón
- Chantón
- Chapulistagua
- Chichipate
- Chicuas Arriba
- Chicúas
- Chicúas Abajo
- Chilaleza
- Chinicuite
- Choluteca
- Chorreritas
- Cicirinteca
- Cienegal
- Cimarrones
- Cirilo
- Ciruelito
- Cobos
- Cofradía
- Colmenas
- Colonia 02 de Mayo
- Colonia 21 de Abril
- Colonia 22 de Febrero
- Colonia 25 de Octubre
- Colonia 3 de Septiembre
- Colonia 6 de Noviembre
- Colonia 9 de Noviembre
- Colonia Agrícola El Jarín I
- Colonia Agrícola El Jarín II
- Colonia Boquín
- Colonia Brisas de Altamira
- Colonia Brisas de Humuya 1
- Colonia Brisas de Humuya 2
- Colonia Brisas del Norte
- Colonia CGT
- Colonia Carlos Miranda
- Colonia Casa Blanca
- Colonia Centenario
- Colonia Colinas del Valle
- Colonia Concepción
- Colonia El Inva
- Colonia El Jarín
- Colonia El Manantial
- Colonia Escoto
- Colonia Espíritu Santo
- Colonia Fiallos
- Colonia Francisco Morazan
- Colonia Francisco Morazán
- Colonia Fuerzas Armadas
- Colonia Humaya
- Colonia Humuya Oeste
- Colonia Independencia
- Colonia Iván Betancourt
- Colonia Jardines de Capiro
- Colonia Julio César Pinto
- Colonia La Tejera
- Colonia Las Canoas
- Colonia Las Cañas
- Colonia Las Golondrinas
- Colonia Lazos de Amistad
- Colonia Lincoln Coleman
- Colonia Lomas de Comayagua
- Colonia Lomas del Carmen
- Colonia Lomas del Río
- Colonia Los Laureles
- Colonia Los Álamos
- Colonia Mata de Caña
- Colonia Mazzarela
- Colonia Mejicapa
- Colonia Milagro de Dios
- Colonia Milenio Azul
- Colonia Milenio El Higuito
- Colonia Milenio Rancho Alegre
- Colonia Miravalle
- Colonia Nueva Comayagua
- Colonia Nueva Comayagua II
- Colonia Nueva Esperanza
- Colonia Nueva Valladolid
- Colonia Piedras Bonitas Norte
- Colonia Prados Universitarios
- Colonia Primero de Mayo
- Colonia Rotaria
- Colonia San Carlos
- Colonia San Juan
- Colonia San Martín
- Colonia San Miguel
- Colonia San Miguel 2
- Colonia San Rafael
- Colonia Santa María
- Colonia Sitra Incehsa
- Colonia Sitrahmedys
- Colonia Tres Caminos
- Colonia Valentín Suárez
- Colonia Villa del Río
- Colonia Villas María
- Colonia Villas Universitarias
- Colonia Villeda Bermúdez
- Colonia Vista Hermosa
- Colonia Vistas del Valle
- Colonia del Valle
- Coloniaq Jazmines del Valle
- Comayagua
- Concepción Abajo (Nueva Suyapa)
- Concepción de Guasistagua
- Copantillo
- Cordoncillo
- Corinto
- Corralito
- Corralitos
- Coyocutena
- Coyolar
- Coyolitos
- Crisantos
- Cristales
- Crucita
- Cuchilla La Loma Alta
- Cuchilla Quemada
- Cuesta del Neo
- Cuábanos
- Danta
- Defensa
- Delicias
- Dolores
- Dulce Nombre
- Durango
- El Achiote
- El Agua Dulcita
- El Aguacatal (Los Naranjos)
- El Aguacate
- El Aguaje
- El Amatillo
- El Arenal
- El Arrayán
- El Astillero
- El Banco
- El Barrito
- El Barro
- El Bijagual
- El Bijao
- El Buen Pastor
- El Cacahuatal
- El Cacao
- El Caliche
- El Calichito
- El Camalotal
- El Camalotal Abajo
- El Campanario
- El Campo
- El Caobanal
- El Caobán
- El Carao
- El Carmen
- El Carmen No.1
- El Carmen No.2
- El Carrizal
- El Carrizalito
- El Cedral
- El Cerrito
- El Cerro
- El Cerrón
- El Ce¤idor
- El Chaguitillo
- El Chagüite
- El Chagüite Grande
- El Chagüite de la Danta
- El Chagüitillo
- El Chagüitón
- El Chaparral
- El Chaparro Veracruz
- El Chomo
- El Chorro
- El Cienegal No.1
- El Ciruelo
- El Conejo
- El Copante
- El Coquito
- El Cordoncillo
- El Coyol
- El Coyolar
- El Diviso
- El Encanto
- El Encinal
- El Encinón
- El Espino
- El Filo
- El Guarumal
- El Guarumo
- El Guayabo
- El Hielo
- El Higuerito
- El Higuero
- El Higuerón
- El Hormiguero
- El Horno
- El Jicarito
- El Jocotillo
- El Junco
- El Junquillo
- El Junto
- El Jícaro
- El Lagarto
- El Limón
- El Linderito
- El Lindero
- El Macuelizo
- El Macusal
- El Maguelar
- El Mal Paso
- El Mal Paso (El Zapotillo)
- El Malcotal
- El Mango
- El Manguito de Cuesta Grande
- El Matapalo
- El Matasano
- El Mellado
- El Mirador
- El Misterio
- El Motatal
- El Nacascolo
- El Naranjal
- El Naranjito
- El Negrito
- El Ocotal
- El Ocotillal
- El Ojo de Agua
- El Olvido
- El Oro Abajo
- El Pacayal
- El Pacayal (Los Calixtos)
- El Pajonal
- El Palechito
- El Palmichal
- El Palmital
- El Palote
- El Paraíso
- El Pastal
- El Pastor
- El Pastoreo
- El Pataste
- El Pedregal
- El Pedrero
- El Pedroso
- El Pescado
- El Peñón
- El Pinabetoso
- El Pital
- El Pito
- El Plan de la Rosa
- El Plan de los Muertos
- El Playón
- El Portillo
- El Portillo Grande
- El Portillo de La Mora
- El Portillo del Cohete
- El Portillo del Ocote
- El Porvenir
- El Potrero
- El Puente
- El Quebrachal
- El Quemado
- El Quiscamote
- El Rebalse
- El Resumidero

…and 609 more.

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 Comayagua Department

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

### Water

150 rivers and streams; 2 lakes; 1 dam.

- Agua Caliente
- Calamuya
- El Panal
- El Paraíso
- El Pescado
- Fernandito
- Laguna Junco
- Laguna Puente
- Mata Enea Caña
- Nazario
- Posa del Gallo
- Presa del Coyolar
- Quebrada Agua Dulce
- Quebrada Agua Zarca
- Quebrada Cabeza
- Quebrada Cañas
- Quebrada Cedral
- Quebrada Chachaguato
- Quebrada Chichipate
- Quebrada Ciruelito
- Quebrada Clara
- Quebrada Cofradía
- Quebrada Congos
- Quebrada Coyotes

…and 129 more.

### Coast and islands

1 island.

- Isla Grande

### Hills and mountains

145 mountains.

- Cerro Negro · 2,020 m
- Cerro Pacón · 1,931 m
- Monte de El Cubo · 1,868 m
- Monte La Choca · 1,648 m
- Monte Quezaltenango · 1,583 m
- Monte Chilar · 1,562 m
- Monte Calera · 1,545 m
- Monte Los Micos · 1,530 m
- Cerro Las Limas · 1,469 m
- Monte Los Planes · 1,379 m
- Cerro Castro · 1,371 m
- Cerro Charamuzca · 1,364 m
- Cerro Mina · 1,362 m
- La Peña · 1,265 m
- Monte Olvido · 1,253 m
- Loma Torneana · 1,248 m
- Cerro Ocote Solo · 1,241 m
- Cerro Grande · 1,240 m
- Cerro Las Tintas · 1,240 m
- Cerro la Cuchilla · 1,240 m
- Terrero del Estanco · 1,240 m
- Monte El Comal · 1,232 m
- Monte Terrero Cedro · 1,225 m
- Cerro Grande · 1,197 m

…and 121 more.

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Soto Cano Air Base

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 Comayagua Department and the best time to visit

In Comayagua Department, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,145 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (188 mm) and the driest Feb (20 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 27 

Feb 21 20 

Mar 23 20 

Apr 25 39 

May 24 139 

Jun 23 183 

Jul 22 120 

Aug 23 140 

Sep 22 188 

Oct 21 157 

Nov 20 67 

Dec 20 46 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Comayagua Department

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

- Hospitals41
- Banks28
- ATMs11
- Petrol pumps41
- Hotels81
- Shopping malls27
- Schools83
- Colleges and universities24
- Cinemas4
- Pharmacies50
- Restaurants266
- Police stations5
- Dental clinics40

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.

## Comayagua in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Comayagua as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> COMAYAGUA, the capital of the department of Comayagua in central Honduras, on the right bank of the river Ulua, and on the interoceanic railway from Puerto Cortes to Fonseca Bay. Comayagua occupies part of a fertile valley, enclosed by mountain ranges. Under Spanish rule it was a city of considerable size and beauty, and in 1827 its inhabitants numbered more than 18,000. A fine cathedral, dating from 1715, is the chief monument of its former prosperity, for most of the handsome public buildings erected in the colonial period have fallen into disrepair. The present city chiefly consists of low adobe houses and cane huts, tenanted by Indians. The university founded in 1678 has ceased to exist, but there is a school of jurisprudence. In the neighbourhood are many ancient Indian ruins (see Central America: Archaeology). Founded in 1540 by Alonzo Caceres, who had been instructed by the Spanish government to find a site for a city midway between the two oceans, Valladolid la Nueva, as the town was first named, soon became the capital of Honduras. It received the privileges of a city in 1557, and was made an episcopal see in 1561. Its decline dates from 1827, when it was burned by revolutionaries; and in 1854 its population had dwindled to 2000. It afterwards suffered through war and rebellion, notably in 1872 and 1873, when it was besieged by the Guatemalans. In 1880 Tegucigalpa (q.v.), a city 37 m. east-south-east, superseded it as the capital of Honduras.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Quick answers

- Where is Comayagua Department?In Honduras
- What is the population of Comayagua Department?604,318 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Comayagua Department?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Comayagua Department?About 118 people per km²
- What borders Comayagua Department?Cortes Department, Francisco Morazan Department, Intibuca Department, La Paz Department, Santa Barbara Department and Yoro Department
- How many villages are in Comayagua Department?1,009 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Comayagua Department?Settlements lie between 285 m and 2,159 m
- What is the highest point in Comayagua Department?Cerro Negro (2,020 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Comayagua Department?November to April and July
- How many hospitals are in Comayagua Department?41 mapped
- How many banks are in Comayagua Department?28 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Comayagua Department?11 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Comayagua Department?41 mapped
- What is the P-code of Comayagua Department?HN03 (OCHA common operational dataset)