# Meambar Municipality, Comayagua Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Comayagua Department 

# Meambar

Meambar is a municipality of Honduras in Comayagua Department. It had an estimated **14,621 people** in 2024 on 410 km² (about 36 per km²). 81 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 14,621people (2024)
- 410km²
- 3mapped services
- 515 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Meambar?

Meambar had an estimated **14,621 people** in 2024 — 2.4% of Comayagua Department, 137th of 298 municipalities. There are 909 women for every 1,000 men (below the Comayagua Department figure of 1,065). Spread over 410 km², that is about **36 people per km²**, 260th of 298 municipalities.

32.2% of people are children under 15 and 6.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 24 across Comayagua Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 62 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,570**

5–9 ****1,519**

10–14 ****1,617**

15–19 ****1,559**

20–24 ****1,249**

25–29 ****1,257**

30–34 ****1,126**

35–39 ****1,006**

40–44 ****787**

45–49 ****642**

50–54 ****595**

55–59 ****443**

60–64 ****375**

65–69 ****299**

70–74 ****236**

75–79 ****176**

80+ ****165**

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 Meambar?

Meambar lies in [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [El Rosario](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/el-rosario/), [La Libertad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/la-libertad/), [La Trinidad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/la-trinidad/), [Las Lajas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/las-lajas/), [Ojos de Agua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/ojos-de-agua/), [Santa Cruz de Yojoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/santa-cruz-de-yojoa/), [Siguatepeque](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/siguatepeque/) and [Taulabe](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/taulabe/). By area it is the 57th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 8.0% of [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/). The centre of Meambar is about 106 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 46 km from Comayagua, the main town of Comayagua Department. The centre point is at 14.8438° N, -87.7952° 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 Meambar

Open gazetteers list **81 villages, towns and localities** in Meambar. The largest with a recorded population: Meámbar (12,522), Las Lajas (3,011), El Rosario (2,575) and El Buen Pastor (942). Settlements here lie between about 285 m and 1,135 m above sea level (median 515 m).

- Agua Blanca
- Agua Caliente
- Aserradero Quiriguara
- Canchias
- Cañizales
- Cerrón
- Chichipate
- Cienegal
- Concepción Abajo (Nueva Suyapa)
- Copantillo
- Corinto
- Defensa
- Dolores
- El Aguacatal (Los Naranjos)
- El Aguaje
- El Barrito
- El Buen Pastor
- El Cacao
- El Caliche
- El Campo
- El Cedral
- El Cerrón
- El Chaparral
- El Chomo
- El Cienegal No.1
- El Encinón
- El Jicarito
- El Junco
- El Linderito
- El Mal Paso (El Zapotillo)
- El Naranjito
- El Palmital
- El Pedroso
- El Potrero
- El Rosario
- El Sauce
- El Tablón
- El Zapote
- Hacienda El Chaparral
- Jicarito
- La Capa Rosa
- La Esperanza
- La Mesa
- La Pimienta
- La Pita
- Las Lajas
- Las Mesas
- Las Mestizas
- Litoro
- Los Cedros
- Los Clovos
- Los Globos
- Los Planes
- Los Potrerillos
- Macuelizo
- Maragua
- Mata Palo
- Matambre
- Mecetillas
- Mesetas
- Mesetillas
- Mezcalitos
- Meámbar
- Montañuela
- Monte de Dios
- Ojo de Agua
- Piedras Grandes
- Piletas
- Plan de Julio
- Potrerillos
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Sabana de los Venados Colorado
- San Antonio de Buenos Aires
- San Isidro
- San José de los Planes
- San Patricio
- Santa Ana
- Santa Elena
- Santa Rosa
- Simbra
- Tapiquilares

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 Meambar

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

### Water

14 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Chichipate
- Quebrada Manteca
- Quebrada Piedras
- Quebrada Torres
- Quebrada del Mamelón
- Río Chamo
- Río Conchias
- Río El Potrero
- Río Iguanera
- Río Jutiapa
- Río Piojo
- Río Simbra
- Río Taupas
- Río Yure

### Hills and mountains

11 mountains.

- Cerro Teneslepeque · 944 m
- Cerro Plan de las Flores · 845 m
- Cerro El Jícaro · 778 m
- Cerro del Zarzal · 601 m
- Cerro Español · 545 m
- Cerro de la Crucita · 521 m
- Cerro Mataras · 507 m
- Cerro Cebadilla · 505 m
- Cerro Peregrino · 485 m
- Cerro Picacho · 453 m
- Cerro Robledal · 400 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 Meambar and the best time to visit

In Meambar, 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 Meambar

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital La Providencia Hospital · Siguatepeque 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.62576&mlon=-87.88377#map=17/14.62576/-87.88377) 

Bank Banpais · Siguatepeque 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59730&mlon=-87.82919#map=17/14.59730/-87.82919) 

ATM Familia Galvez · Siguatepeque 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.60067&mlon=-87.83684#map=17/14.60067/-87.83684) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.94089&mlon=-87.89068#map=17/14.94089/-87.89068) 

Hotel Panacam Lodge · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87304&mlon=-87.90514#map=17/14.87304/-87.90514) 

Mall Distribuidora Leo · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98264&mlon=-87.89130#map=17/14.98264/-87.89130) 

School Escuela de Meámbar · Meambar 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78821&mlon=-87.76847#map=17/14.78821/-87.76847) 

College UNICAH-Campus Jesús Sacramentado · Siguatepeque 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.61089&mlon=-87.83092#map=17/14.61089/-87.83092) 

Police station police · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 18 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 Meambar

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

- Schools1
- Dental clinics2

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
- Las Lajas
- Lejamani
- 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 Meambar?In Comayagua Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Meambar?14,621 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Meambar?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Meambar?About 36 people per km²
- What borders Meambar?El Rosario, La Libertad, La Trinidad, Las Lajas, Ojos de Agua, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Siguatepeque and Taulabe
- How many villages are in Meambar?81 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Meambar?Settlements lie between 285 m and 1,135 m
- What is the highest point in Meambar?Cerro Teneslepeque (944 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Meambar?December to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Meambar?La Providencia Hospital, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Meambar?Banpais, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Meambar?Familia Galvez, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Meambar?Texaco, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Meambar?HN0310 (OCHA common operational dataset)