# Copan Ruinas Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/copan-ruinas/ Municipality · Copan Department # Copan Ruinas Copan Ruinas is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **46,043 people** in 2024 on 360 km² (about 128 per km²). 129 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 212 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 46,043people (2024) - 360km² - 212mapped services - 833 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Copan Ruinas? Copan Ruinas had an estimated **46,043 people** in 2024 — 10.5% of Copan Department, 42nd of 298 municipalities. There are 1,001 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 360 km², that is about **128 people per km²**, 77th of 298 municipalities. 32.9% of people are children under 15 and 4.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 25 across Copan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 60 children and older people. 0–4 ****5,151** 5–9 ****5,037** 10–14 ****4,981** 15–19 ****4,584** 20–24 ****4,365** 25–29 ****4,065** 30–34 ****3,667** 35–39 ****3,211** 40–44 ****2,590** 45–49 ****2,103** 50–54 ****1,656** 55–59 ****1,386** 60–64 ****1,061** 65–69 ****807** 70–74 ****555** 75–79 ****384** 80+ ****440** 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 Copan Ruinas? Copan Ruinas lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Cabana](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/cabana/), [El Paraiso](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/el-paraiso/), [San Fernando](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-fernando/) and [Santa Rita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rita/). By area it is the 72nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 11.1% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of Copan Ruinas is about 230 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 44 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.9040° N, -89.1655° 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 Copan Ruinas Open gazetteers list **129 villages, towns and localities** in Copan Ruinas. The largest with a recorded population: Copán Ruinas (6,336), Río Amarillo (1,000), La Esperanza (919), Nueva Armenia (875) and Ostumán (862). Settlements here lie between about 493 m and 1,219 m above sea level (median 833 m). - Agua Buena - Agua Buena Abajo - Agua Buena Arriba - Agua Caliente - Agua Fría - Agua Sucia - Aldea Nueva - BARRIO SAN ANTONIO ORIENTE - Barrio El Tambor - Barrio Las Brisas - Barrio Santa Maria - Boca del Monte - Buena Vista - Buenos Aires - CEIBA 2 - COLON JUBUCO - Carrizalito 1 - Carrizalito 2 - Ceiba Primera - Centro - Chonco - Choncó - Copán Ruinas - Corralito - Cuchilla del Alto - Dos Quebradas - El Agua Buena - El Amargal - El Amatillo - El Barbasqueadero - El Caliche - El Caobal - El Carrizalito - El Carrizalón - El Cedral - El Chilar - El Chilcal - El Chimichal - El Cisne - El Cordoncillo - El Cortés - El Edén - El Edén / La Moya - El Encino - El Horno, Honduras - El Joconal - El Malcote - El Níspero - El Palmichal - El Pinabetal - El Pinabete - El Quebracho - El Roblar - El Salitrón - El Salto - El Sompopero - El Templador - El Tesorito - El Tigre - El Triunfo - El Triunfo Copan - El Zapote - El Zapotillo - El Zompopero - Hacienda Grande - Hacienda San Juan - La Cutilca - La Esperanza - La Laguna - La Peña - La Peña de Los Lirios - La Pintada - La Unión Cedral - La Vegona - La Zona - La Zonita - Las Brisas - Las Delicias - Las Flores - Llanetillos - Llano Granda - Llano Grande - Llano de la Puerta - Los Arcos - Los Calderones - Los Laureles - Los Sapos - Manacal - Managua - Monte Los Negros - Monte de los Negros - NUEVA ALIANZA - Nueva Armenia - Nueva Esperanza Centro - Nueva Suyapa - Ostumán - Pinabetal - Pinalito - Porbenir 1 - Porvenir 2 - Porvenir Primero - Porvenir Segundo - Rincón del Buey - Río Amarillo - Río Blanco - Salida a Pinalito - Salida alos Arcos - Salitrón - San Antonio Tapesco - San Antonio de Tapesco - San Antonio del Norte - San Cristobal - San Cristóbal - San Francisco - San Isidro - San Isidro 1 - San Juan - San Lucas - San Miguel - San Pedrito - San Rafael - Santa Rosita - Sesemil Segundo - Sesesmil Primero - Sesesmil Segundo - Tablones - Titoror - Unión Cedral - Virginia 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 Copan Ruinas Named natural and historic features inside Copan Ruinas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Cacaguara - Quebrada El Sesesmil - Quebrada Pital - Quebrada Seca - Quebrada Sesesmil - Río Blanco ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains. - Cerro Chino · 1,116 m - Cerro La Campana · 1,070 m - Cerro El Palmichal · 1,041 m - Cerro Ruda · 1,016 m - Cerro Banderas · 1,011 m - Cerro La Cutilca · 981 m - Cerro Bosque · 870 m - El Cerrón · 702 m ### History 3 museums; 2 ancient sites. - Casa K'inich - Copan Archaeological Zone - Museo Regional de Arqueología Maya - Museo de la Escultura Maya - Sitio Arqueológico Rastrojón 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 Copan Ruinas and the best time to visit In Copan Ruinas, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 1,439 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (223 mm) and the driest Mar (38 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 20 58 Feb 21 45 Mar 23 38 Apr 25 43 May 25 133 Jun 24 200 Jul 23 171 Aug 23 193 Sep 23 223 Oct 22 169 Nov 20 101 Dec 20 63 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Copan Ruinas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Cruz Roja · Copan Ruinas 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84030&mlon=-89.15388#map=17/14.84030/-89.15388) Bank BAC · Copan Ruinas 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83850&mlon=-89.15521#map=17/14.83850/-89.15521) Petrol pump Texaco · Copan Ruinas 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83928&mlon=-89.14767#map=17/14.83928/-89.14767) Hotel Clarion · Copan Ruinas 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.85610&mlon=-89.12978#map=17/14.85610/-89.12978) Mall Aguas Termales Copan Ruinas · Copan Ruinas 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84005&mlon=-89.15701#map=17/14.84005/-89.15701) School Escuela Emilio Vega · Copan Ruinas 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90375&mlon=-89.17575#map=17/14.90375/-89.17575) College Centro Basico · Copan Ruinas 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.91804&mlon=-89.15883#map=17/14.91804/-89.15883) Police station JEFATURA DE POLICIA DETURISMO · Copan Ruinas 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84540&mlon=-89.16254#map=17/14.84540/-89.16254) 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 Copan Ruinas Places mapped inside Copan Ruinas in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals4 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels54 - Shopping malls3 - Schools86 - Colleges and universities3 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants49 - Police stations2 - Dental clinics1 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 Copan Department - Cabana - Concepción - Corquin - Cucuyagua - Dolores - Dulce Nombre - El Paraiso - Florida - La Jigua - La Union - Nueva Arcadia - San Agustin - San Antonio - San Jeronimo - San Jose - San Juan de Opoa - San Nicolas - San Pedro - Santa Rita - Santa Rosa de Copan - Trinidad de Copan - Veracruz ## Quick answers - Where is Copan Ruinas?In Copan Department, Honduras - What is the population of Copan Ruinas?46,043 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Copan Ruinas?About 24 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Copan Ruinas?About 128 people per km² - What borders Copan Ruinas?Cabana, El Paraiso, San Fernando and Santa Rita - How many villages are in Copan Ruinas?129 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Copan Ruinas?Settlements lie between 493 m and 1,219 m - What is the highest point in Copan Ruinas?Cerro Chino (1,116 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Copan Ruinas?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Copan Ruinas?Cruz Roja, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Copan Ruinas?BAC, about 7.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Copan Ruinas?Texaco, about 7.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Copan Ruinas?4 mapped - How many banks are in Copan Ruinas?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Copan Ruinas?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Copan Ruinas?HN0404 (OCHA common operational dataset)