# Humuya Municipality, Comayagua Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/humuya/ Municipality · Comayagua Department # Humuya Humuya is a municipality of Honduras in Comayagua Department. It had an estimated **1,540 people** in 2024 on 54 km² (about 28 per km²). 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 1,540people (2024) - 54.2km² - 770 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Humuya? Humuya had an estimated **1,540 people** in 2024 — 0.3% of Comayagua Department, 296th of 298 municipalities. There are 897 women for every 1,000 men (below the Comayagua Department figure of 1,065). Spread over 54 km², that is about **28 people per km²**, 270th of 298 municipalities. 26.9% of people are children under 15 and 5.1% 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 47 children and older people. 0–4 ****142** 5–9 ****127** 10–14 ****145** 15–19 ****149** 20–24 ****177** 25–29 ****130** 30–34 ****137** 35–39 ****95** 40–44 ****107** 45–49 ****71** 50–54 ****64** 55–59 ****73** 60–64 ****44** 65–69 ****24** 70–74 ****9** 75–79 ****18** 80+ ****28** 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 Humuya? Humuya lies in [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Cane](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/cane/), [La Paz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/la-paz/), [Lamani](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/lamani/) and [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/san-sebastian/). By area it is the 272nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.1% of [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/). The centre of Humuya is about 58 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 27 km from Comayagua, the main town of Comayagua Department. The centre point is at 14.2244° N, -87.7209° 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 Humuya Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Humuya. Settlements here lie between about 677 m and 1,112 m above sea level (median 770 m). - Cantón - Cerro Jícaro - Chantón - El Carrizal - El Junquillo - El Lagarto - El Pescado - Llanos de Chitaleza - Rancho Quemado - Tierra Prieta 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 Humuya Named natural and historic features inside Humuya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - El Panal - El Paraíso - Fernandito - Quebrada Yampa - Quebrada de Jay - Río San Miguel - Sambrano ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Cerro Carresposo · 860 m - Cerro Los Cedros · 681 m - Cerro Las Cabras · 677 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 Humuya and the best time to visit In Humuya, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Nov (21 °C). About 1,167 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (213 mm) and the driest Feb (8 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 22 8 Feb 23 8 Mar 25 10 Apr 26 40 May 25 170 Jun 23 201 Jul 23 114 Aug 24 148 Sep 23 213 Oct 22 184 Nov 21 43 Dec 21 28 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Humuya Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Laboratorios Clínicos Jenner · La Paz 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.31540&mlon=-87.68810#map=17/14.31540/-87.68810) Bank Banco Atlántida · La Paz 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32566&mlon=-87.68393#map=17/14.32566/-87.68393) ATM Instituto Polivalente Lejamani. · Lejamani 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.36891&mlon=-87.70427#map=17/14.36891/-87.70427) Petrol pump Puma · Lamani 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.19104&mlon=-87.63374#map=17/14.19104/-87.63374) Hotel Hotel Las Palmas · La Paz 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.31023&mlon=-87.67830#map=17/14.31023/-87.67830) Mall Papelería ABBA · San Sebastian 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.22681&mlon=-87.76273#map=17/14.22681/-87.76273) School Instituto San Sebastián · San Sebastian 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.24731&mlon=-87.64016#map=17/14.24731/-87.64016) College Centro de Formación San Pedro Nolasco · La Paz 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32099&mlon=-87.69312#map=17/14.32099/-87.69312) Police station Policía Nacional · La Paz 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32458&mlon=-87.68137#map=17/14.32458/-87.68137) 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. ## Other municipalities in Comayagua Department - Ajuterique - Comayagua - El Rosario - Esquias - 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 Humuya?In Comayagua Department, Honduras - What is the population of Humuya?1,540 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Humuya?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Humuya?About 28 people per km² - What borders Humuya?Cane, La Paz, Lamani and San Sebastian - How many villages are in Humuya?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Humuya?Settlements lie between 677 m and 1,112 m - What is the highest point in Humuya?Cerro Carresposo (860 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Humuya?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Humuya?Laboratorios Clínicos Jenner, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Humuya?Banco Atlántida, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Humuya?Instituto Polivalente Lejamani., about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Humuya?Puma, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Humuya?HN0305 (OCHA common operational dataset)