# Corquin Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/corquin/

Municipality · Copan Department 

# Corquin

Corquin is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **20,807 people** in 2024 on 139 km² (about 150 per km²). 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20,807people (2024)
- 139km²
- 10mapped services
- 1,030 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Corquin?

Corquin had an estimated **20,807 people** in 2024 — 4.8% of Copan Department, 100th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,015 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 139 km², that is about **150 people per km²**, 49th of 298 municipalities.

30.2% of people are children under 15 and 5.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 25 across Copan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 57 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,206**

5–9 ****2,032**

10–14 ****2,047**

15–19 ****1,996**

20–24 ****1,917**

25–29 ****1,876**

30–34 ****1,694**

35–39 ****1,466**

40–44 ****1,248**

45–49 ****1,034**

50–54 ****842**

55–59 ****710**

60–64 ****506**

65–69 ****447**

70–74 ****326**

75–79 ****199**

80+ ****261**

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 Corquin?

Corquin lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Belen Gualcho](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/belen-gualcho/), [Gracias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gracias/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-union/), [Las Flores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/las-flores/), [Lucerna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/lucerna/), [San Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-pedro/) and [Sensenti](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sensenti/). By area it is the 180th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.3% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of Corquin is about 184 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 26 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.5531° N, -88.8443° 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 Corquin

Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in Corquin. The largest with a recorded population: Corquín (19,145). Settlements here lie between about 871 m and 1,557 m above sea level (median 1,030 m).

- Banderillas
- Boca del Monte
- Cabecera del Llano
- Caltatata
- Cedros
- Celaque
- Cerro de Minas
- Chili Quepa
- Cirín
- Corquín
- El Agua Caliente
- El Azaharillo
- El Barro
- El Carrizal
- El Ichozal
- El Pinal
- El Plan de los Plátanos
- El Refugio
- El Salitre
- El Zunzapote
- Gualme
- Guayabito
- Hichozal
- Higueral
- Jimilile
- Joya de Cones
- La Vereda
- Loma Casita
- Los Mangos
- Mesitas
- Naranjos
- Pacayas
- Pashapa
- Paso La Vaca
- Pitarrillo
- Potrerillos
- Quebrada Honda
- Yargüera

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 Corquin

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Roble
- Quebrada Japopo
- Río Aruco

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro Buena Vista · 968 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 Corquin and the best time to visit

In Corquin, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,256 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (218 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 20 

Mar 23 19 

Apr 24 37 

May 24 140 

Jun 23 193 

Jul 22 155 

Aug 22 189 

Sep 22 218 

Oct 21 160 

Nov 20 63 

Dec 19 36 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Corquin

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Basico San Marcos · San Marcos 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41219&mlon=-88.95590#map=17/14.41219/-88.95590) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Santa Rosa de Copan 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76184&mlon=-88.77495#map=17/14.76184/-88.77495) 

Petrol pump Puma · Sensenti 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.53952&mlon=-88.94634#map=17/14.53952/-88.94634) 

Hotel Centro Turistico El Espino · Corquin 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.55966&mlon=-88.87098#map=17/14.55966/-88.87098) 

Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) 

School Centro Básico Bilingüe · Corquin 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.56200&mlon=-88.86786#map=17/14.56200/-88.86786) 

College UCENM - Campus Jorge Bueso Arias · Santa Rosa de Copan 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76993&mlon=-88.78876#map=17/14.76993/-88.78876) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.54240&mlon=-89.07633#map=17/14.54240/-89.07633) 

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 Corquin

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

- Hotels2
- Schools5
- Restaurants1
- 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 Copan Department

- Cabana
- Concepción
- Copan Ruinas
- 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 Corquin?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Corquin?20,807 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Corquin?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Corquin?About 150 people per km²
- What borders Corquin?Belen Gualcho, Gracias, La Union, Las Flores, Lucerna, San Pedro and Sensenti
- How many villages are in Corquin?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Corquin?Settlements lie between 871 m and 1,557 m
- What is the highest point in Corquin?Cerro Buena Vista (968 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Corquin?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Corquin?Hospital Basico San Marcos, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Corquin?Banco de Occidente, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Corquin?Puma, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Corquin?HN0405 (OCHA common operational dataset)