# Ajuterique Municipality, Comayagua Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Comayagua Department 

# Ajuterique

Ajuterique is a municipality of Honduras in Comayagua Department. It had an estimated **12,223 people** in 2024 on 62 km² (about 198 per km²). 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12,223people (2024)
- 61.7km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,717 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Ajuterique?

Ajuterique had an estimated **12,223 people** in 2024 — 2.0% of Comayagua Department, 157th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,069 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Comayagua Department figure of 1,065). Spread over 62 km², that is about **198 people per km²**, 27th of 298 municipalities.

27.0% of people are children under 15 and 6.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 24 across Comayagua Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,085**

5–9 ****1,103**

10–14 ****1,112**

15–19 ****1,269**

20–24 ****1,307**

25–29 ****1,092**

30–34 ****984**

35–39 ****884**

40–44 ****728**

45–49 ****627**

50–54 ****544**

55–59 ****372**

60–64 ****311**

65–69 ****258**

70–74 ****207**

75–79 ****181**

80+ ****159**

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 Ajuterique?

Ajuterique lies in [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Comayagua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/comayagua/), [La Paz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/la-paz/), [Lejamani](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/lejamani/) and [Santiago de Puringla](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/santiago-de-puringla/). By area it is the 264th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.2% of [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/). The centre of Ajuterique is about 66 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 11 km from Comayagua, the main town of Comayagua Department. The centre point is at 14.3980° N, -87.7201° 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 Ajuterique

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Ajuterique. The largest with a recorded population: Ajuterique (11,356). Settlements here lie between about 590 m and 1,850 m above sea level (median 1,717 m).

- Ajuterique
- Caleritas
- Danta
- El Carrizal
- El Misterio
- El Sauce
- El Selguapa
- El Sifón
- El Tablón
- El Tanque
- El Tule
- El Zacatal
- La Pava
- Las Minitas
- Liquigue
- Lo de Reina
- Los Pozos
- Palo Blanco
- Pilitas
- Playitas
- Quelepa
- San Antonio del Playón
- San José del Playón

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 Ajuterique

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Quebrada Danta

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro Castro · 1,371 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 Ajuterique and the best time to visit

In Ajuterique, 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ajuterique

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Farmacia Kielsa · La Paz 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32560&mlon=-87.68288#map=17/14.32560/-87.68288) 

Bank Banco Atlántida · La Paz 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32566&mlon=-87.68393#map=17/14.32566/-87.68393) 

ATM Instituto Polivalente Lejamani. · Lejamani 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.36891&mlon=-87.70427#map=17/14.36891/-87.70427) 

Petrol pump Texaco · La Paz 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.33104&mlon=-87.67185#map=17/14.33104/-87.67185) 

Hotel Hotel Rancho Victor · La Paz 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.33099&mlon=-87.68262#map=17/14.33099/-87.68262) 

Mall Plaza Montecristo · La Paz 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32058&mlon=-87.68131#map=17/14.32058/-87.68131) 

School Escuela Arturo Flores · Ajuterique 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.38310&mlon=-87.71218#map=17/14.38310/-87.71218) 

College Parque Experimental La Soledad · Comayagua 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.44771&mlon=-87.69753#map=17/14.44771/-87.69753) 

Police station Policía Nacional - Unidad Departamental de Comayagua · Comayagua 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.46024&mlon=-87.66499#map=17/14.46024/-87.66499) 

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 Ajuterique

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

- Schools3
- Restaurants1

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 Comayagua Department

- Comayagua
- El Rosario
- Esquias
- Humuya
- La Libertad
- La Trinidad
- Lamani
- Las Lajas
- Lejamani
- Meambar
- Minas de Oro
- Ojos de Agua
- San Jerónimo
- San Jose de Comayagua
- San Jose del Potrero
- San Luis
- San Sebastian
- Siguatepeque
- Taulabe
- Villa de San Antonio

## Quick answers

- Where is Ajuterique?In Comayagua Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Ajuterique?12,223 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Ajuterique?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Ajuterique?About 198 people per km²
- What borders Ajuterique?Comayagua, La Paz, Lejamani and Santiago de Puringla
- How many villages are in Ajuterique?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ajuterique?Settlements lie between 590 m and 1,850 m
- What is the highest point in Ajuterique?Cerro Castro (1,371 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ajuterique?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ajuterique?Farmacia Kielsa, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ajuterique?Banco Atlántida, about 8.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ajuterique?Instituto Polivalente Lejamani., about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ajuterique?Texaco, about 9.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ajuterique?HN0302 (OCHA common operational dataset)