# Las Lajas Municipality, Comayagua Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/las-lajas/ Municipality · Comayagua Department # Las Lajas Las Lajas is a municipality of Honduras in Comayagua Department. It had an estimated **17,119 people** in 2024 on 95 km² (about 180 per km²). 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 17,119people (2024) - 95.2km² - 3mapped services - 943 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Las Lajas? Las Lajas had an estimated **17,119 people** in 2024 — 2.8% of Comayagua Department, 120th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,066 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Comayagua Department figure of 1,065). Spread over 95 km², that is about **180 people per km²**, 30th of 298 municipalities. 36.8% of people are children under 15 and 4.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 21 years (it is 24 across Comayagua Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 70 children and older people. 0–4 ****2,310** 5–9 ****1,972** 10–14 ****2,026** 15–19 ****2,016** 20–24 ****1,605** 25–29 ****1,440** 30–34 ****1,158** 35–39 ****1,026** 40–44 ****832** 45–49 ****634** 50–54 ****501** 55–59 ****473** 60–64 ****383** 65–69 ****289** 70–74 ****208** 75–79 ****140** 80+ ****106** 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 Las Lajas? Las Lajas lies in [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [La Libertad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/la-libertad/), [Meambar](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/meambar/) and [Ojos de Agua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/ojos-de-agua/). By area it is the 219th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.9% of [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/). The centre of Las Lajas is about 102 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 49 km from Comayagua, the main town of Comayagua Department. The centre point is at 14.8997° N, -87.6357° 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 Las Lajas Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Las Lajas. Settlements here lie between about 430 m and 1,209 m above sea level (median 943 m). - Barrio El Porvenir - Buen Pastor - Caulotes - Dulce Nombre - El Limón - El Resumidero - Finca El Zapote (Brisas del B) - La Arena - La Dalia - La Fortuna - La Trinidad - La Unión - Las Lajas - Los Alpes - Nueva Concepción - San Manuel de la Parra - Santa Rosa - Valle Sucio 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 Las Lajas Named natural and historic features inside Las Lajas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Colorado - Vallecito 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 Las Lajas and the best time to visit In Las Lajas, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 1,260 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (167 mm) and the driest Apr (37 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 71 Feb 22 48 Mar 23 41 Apr 25 37 May 25 109 Jun 24 159 Jul 24 121 Aug 24 130 Sep 24 167 Oct 23 166 Nov 21 125 Dec 20 85 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Las Lajas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro Médico Menjivar · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.04836&mlon=-87.92817#map=17/15.04836/-87.92817) Bank Farmacia San Antonio y Agente Atlántida · Minas de Oro 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79646&mlon=-87.34656#map=17/14.79646/-87.34656) ATM Familia Galvez · Siguatepeque 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.60067&mlon=-87.83684#map=17/14.60067/-87.83684) Petrol pump dipsa · Las Lajas 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90426&mlon=-87.58665#map=17/14.90426/-87.58665) Hotel El Rancho · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.04463&mlon=-87.80577#map=17/15.04463/-87.80577) Mall Distribuidora Leo · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98264&mlon=-87.89130#map=17/14.98264/-87.89130) School Escuela Norman Omar Flores · Las Lajas 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90430&mlon=-87.58577#map=17/14.90430/-87.58577) College Colegio Anexo ITRMO (SAT) · Minas de Oro 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.99954&mlon=-87.54279#map=17/14.99954/-87.54279) Police station police · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98092&mlon=-87.89201#map=17/14.98092/-87.89201) 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 Las Lajas Places mapped inside Las Lajas in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools2 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 - Ajuterique - Comayagua - El Rosario - Esquias - Humuya - La Libertad - La Trinidad - Lamani - 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 Las Lajas?In Comayagua Department, Honduras - What is the population of Las Lajas?17,119 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Las Lajas?About 21 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Las Lajas?About 180 people per km² - What borders Las Lajas?La Libertad, Meambar and Ojos de Agua - How many villages are in Las Lajas?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Las Lajas?Settlements lie between 430 m and 1,209 m - What is the best time to visit Las Lajas?December to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Las Lajas?Centro Médico Menjivar, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Las Lajas?Farmacia San Antonio y Agente Atlántida, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Las Lajas?Familia Galvez, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Las Lajas?dipsa, about 5.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Las Lajas?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Las Lajas?HN0320 (OCHA common operational dataset)