# San Jose de Comayagua Municipality, Comayagua Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/san-jose-de-comayagua/ Municipality · Comayagua Department # San Jose de Comayagua San Jose de Comayagua is a municipality of Honduras in Comayagua Department. It had an estimated **8,100 people** in 2024 on 79 km² (about 103 per km²). 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8,100people (2024) - 78.9km² - 2mapped services - 716 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Jose de Comayagua? San Jose de Comayagua had an estimated **8,100 people** in 2024 — 1.3% of Comayagua Department, 218th of 298 municipalities. There are 951 women for every 1,000 men (below the Comayagua Department figure of 1,065). Spread over 79 km², that is about **103 people per km²**, 114th of 298 municipalities. 33.1% of people are children under 15 and 6.5% 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 66 children and older people. 0–4 ****885** 5–9 ****900** 10–14 ****898** 15–19 ****859** 20–24 ****693** 25–29 ****651** 30–34 ****581** 35–39 ****566** 40–44 ****469** 45–49 ****380** 50–54 ****267** 55–59 ****223** 60–64 ****199** 65–69 ****187** 70–74 ****130** 75–79 ****101** 80+ ****111** 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 San Jose de Comayagua? San Jose de Comayagua lies in [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Jesus de Otoro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/jesus-de-otoro/), [San Pedro Zacapa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-pedro-zacapa/), [Siguatepeque](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/siguatepeque/) and [Taulabe](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/taulabe/). By area it is the 236th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.5% of [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/). The centre of San Jose de Comayagua is about 114 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 52 km from Comayagua, the main town of Comayagua Department. The centre point is at 14.7003° N, -88.0493° 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 San Jose de Comayagua Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in San Jose de Comayagua. The largest with a recorded population: San José de Comayagua (7,856). Settlements here lie between about 519 m and 1,025 m above sea level (median 716 m). - El Calichito - El Carmen - El Chaparral - El Diviso - El Pital - El Porvenir - El Zapote - El Zarzal - El Zompopero - Higuerones - La Laguna Seca - La Pimienta - La Pita - La Sierra - La Yesera - Laguna de Casas - Las Delicias - Las Manzanas - Loma Encerrada - Los Anices - Los Anises - Los Liquidambos - Los Liquidámbares - Los Torzales - Mal Paso - Palmichal - Puerta del Potrero - Quebrada Honda - San José de Comayagua - Suiza 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 San Jose de Comayagua Named natural and historic features inside San Jose de Comayagua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Isla Grande ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro El Fuerte · 755 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 San Jose de Comayagua and the best time to visit In San Jose de Comayagua, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C). About 1,244 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (219 mm) and the driest Mar (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 26 Feb 21 21 Mar 22 19 Apr 24 39 May 23 145 Jun 22 195 Jul 22 143 Aug 22 173 Sep 21 219 Oct 21 163 Nov 19 64 Dec 19 36 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Jose de Comayagua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Dr. Enrique Aguilar Cerrato · Intibuca 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.63342&mlon=-88.13336#map=17/14.63342/-88.13336) Bank Banco Azteca · Jesus de Otoro 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.48914&mlon=-87.98345#map=17/14.48914/-87.98345) ATM Banco Atlántida · Las Vegas 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87268&mlon=-88.07220#map=17/14.87268/-88.07220) Petrol pump Texaco · Taulabe 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.71744&mlon=-87.96582#map=17/14.71744/-87.96582) Hotel Hotel La Fuente · Taulabe 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.69473&mlon=-87.96647#map=17/14.69473/-87.96647) Mall Centro Comercial O.CA · Las Vegas 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87301&mlon=-88.07256#map=17/14.87301/-88.07256) School Escuela Genesis,La Enramada · San Jose de Comayagua 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.73334&mlon=-88.03005#map=17/14.73334/-88.03005) 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 Jefatura Jesus de Otoro · Jesus de Otoro 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.48381&mlon=-87.98199#map=17/14.48381/-87.98199) 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 San Jose de Comayagua Places mapped inside San Jose de Comayagua in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - 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 - Las Lajas - Lejamani - Meambar - Minas de Oro - Ojos de Agua - San Jerónimo - San Jose del Potrero - San Luis - San Sebastian - Siguatepeque - Taulabe - Villa de San Antonio ## Quick answers - Where is San Jose de Comayagua?In Comayagua Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Jose de Comayagua?8,100 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Jose de Comayagua?About 24 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Jose de Comayagua?About 103 people per km² - What borders San Jose de Comayagua?Jesus de Otoro, San Pedro Zacapa, Siguatepeque and Taulabe - How many villages are in San Jose de Comayagua?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Jose de Comayagua?Settlements lie between 519 m and 1,025 m - What is the highest point in San Jose de Comayagua?Cerro El Fuerte (755 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Jose de Comayagua?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to San Jose de Comayagua?Hospital Dr. Enrique Aguilar Cerrato, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Jose de Comayagua?Banco Azteca, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San Jose de Comayagua?Banco Atlántida, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Jose de Comayagua?Texaco, about 9.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Jose de Comayagua?HN0314 (OCHA common operational dataset)