# Dolores Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Copan Department 

# Dolores

Dolores is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **7,780 people** in 2024 on 48 km² (about 163 per km²). 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,780people (2024)
- 47.6km²
- 3mapped services
- 932 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Dolores?

Dolores had an estimated **7,780 people** in 2024 — 1.8% of Copan Department, 224th of 298 municipalities. There are 816 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 48 km², that is about **163 people per km²**, 41st of 298 municipalities.

31.9% of people are children under 15 and 6.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 25 across Copan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 61 children and older people.

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45–49 ****322**

50–54 ****252**

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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 Dolores?

Dolores lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/concepcion/), [Dulce Nombre](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/dulce-nombre/), [San Jeronimo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-jeronimo/), [Santa Rosa de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rosa-de-copan/), [Trinidad de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/trinidad-de-copan/) and [Veracruz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/veracruz/). By area it is the 280th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.5% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of Dolores is about 197 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 16 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.9043° N, -88.8290° 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 Dolores

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Dolores. The largest with a recorded population: Dolores (6,652) and Agua Caliente (1,075). Settlements here lie between about 731 m and 1,136 m above sea level (median 932 m).

- Agua Buena
- Agua Caliente
- Camalote
- Dolores
- El Bálsamo
- El Jarral
- Joyas Galanas
- La Zacatera
- Las Delicias
- Pasquingual
- Planón
- San Antonio de Flores
- Yaruconte
- Zapote Ingerto

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 Dolores

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Pasquingual
- Río Piedras Negras

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro La Calera · 1,183 m
- Cerro Piedra Rajada · 932 m
- Cerro El Ocote · 902 m
- Cerro La Calera · 902 m
- Cerro Cocoyagua · 834 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 Dolores and the best time to visit

In Dolores, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C). About 1,416 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (217 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 19 59 

Feb 21 45 

Mar 22 38 

Apr 24 43 

May 24 128 

Jun 23 197 

Jul 23 164 

Aug 23 185 

Sep 23 217 

Oct 22 168 

Nov 20 105 

Dec 20 68 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dolores

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Medica San Rafael · Dulce Nombre 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84829&mlon=-88.83261#map=17/14.84829/-88.83261) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Dulce Nombre 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84835&mlon=-88.83280#map=17/14.84835/-88.83280) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera OXXI · Dolores 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.86199&mlon=-88.82381#map=17/14.86199/-88.82381) 

Hotel Hotel Mi Pueblo · Dulce Nombre 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.85060&mlon=-88.83304#map=17/14.85060/-88.83304) 

Mall Plaza las Cáscaras · Dulce Nombre 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84969&mlon=-88.83546#map=17/14.84969/-88.83546) 

School Escuela María Cristina de Vásquez · Dolores 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87346&mlon=-88.81577#map=17/14.87346/-88.81577) 

College UNAH Campus Copán · Santa Rosa de Copan 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79325&mlon=-88.77284#map=17/14.79325/-88.77284) 

Police station Posta policial · Dulce Nombre 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84844&mlon=-88.83576#map=17/14.84844/-88.83576) 

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 Dolores

Places mapped inside Dolores 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 Copan Department

- Cabana
- Concepción
- Copan Ruinas
- Corquin
- Cucuyagua
- 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 Dolores?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Dolores?7,780 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Dolores?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Dolores?About 163 people per km²
- What borders Dolores?Concepción, Dulce Nombre, San Jeronimo, Santa Rosa de Copan, Trinidad de Copan and Veracruz
- How many villages are in Dolores?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dolores?Settlements lie between 731 m and 1,136 m
- What is the highest point in Dolores?Cerro La Calera (1,183 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Dolores?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dolores?Clinica Medica San Rafael, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dolores?Banco de Occidente, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dolores?Gasolinera OXXI, about 4.7 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Dolores?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dolores?HN0407 (OCHA common operational dataset)