# Dulce Nombre Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Copan Department 

# Dulce Nombre

Dulce Nombre is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **7,404 people** in 2024 on 28 km² (about 261 per km²). 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 35 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,404people (2024)
- 28.4km²
- 35mapped services
- 1,015 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Dulce Nombre?

Dulce Nombre had an estimated **7,404 people** in 2024 — 1.7% of Copan Department, 228th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,126 women for every 1,000 men (above the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 28 km², that is about **261 people per km²**, 19th of 298 municipalities.

29.6% of people are children under 15 and 8.4% 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 61 children and older people.

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25–29 ****633**

30–34 ****535**

35–39 ****485**

40–44 ****413**

45–49 ****369**

50–54 ****294**

55–59 ****261**

60–64 ****236**

65–69 ****224**

70–74 ****162**

75–79 ****104**

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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 Dulce Nombre?

Dulce Nombre lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/concepcion/), [Dolores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/dolores/) and [Santa Rosa de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rosa-de-copan/). By area it is the 297th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 0.9% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of Dulce Nombre is about 197 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 13 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.8654° N, -88.8466° 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 Dulce Nombre

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Dulce Nombre. The largest with a recorded population: Dulce Nombre (3,589). Settlements here lie between about 846 m and 1,122 m above sea level (median 1,015 m).

- Agua Buena
- Dulce Nombre
- El Bijao
- El Chagüitón
- El Porvenir
- El Prado de la Cruz
- El Resumidero
- El Zapote
- Los Vertientes
- Pie de la Cuesta
- Prado De La Cruz
- Salto Grande
- San Pedrito
- Vega Redonda

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 Dulce Nombre

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Quebrada Cocoyagua

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro El Tuntún · 1,054 m
- Cerro de Las Cuevas · 846 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 Dulce Nombre and the best time to visit

In Dulce Nombre, 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 Dulce Nombre

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud CESAR · Dulce Nombre 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84791&mlon=-88.83639#map=17/14.84791/-88.83639) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Dulce Nombre 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84835&mlon=-88.83280#map=17/14.84835/-88.83280) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera de la entrada · Dulce Nombre 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.85719&mlon=-88.82856#map=17/14.85719/-88.82856) 

Hotel Hotel Mi Pueblo · Dulce Nombre 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.85060&mlon=-88.83304#map=17/14.85060/-88.83304) 

Mall Plaza las Cáscaras · Dulce Nombre 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84969&mlon=-88.83546#map=17/14.84969/-88.83546) 

School Escuela John F. Kennedy · Dulce Nombre 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.85006&mlon=-88.83476#map=17/14.85006/-88.83476) 

College UNAH Campus Copán · Santa Rosa de Copan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79325&mlon=-88.77284#map=17/14.79325/-88.77284) 

Police station Posta policial · Dulce Nombre 2.2 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 Dulce Nombre

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels3
- Shopping malls4
- Schools2
- Pharmacies3
- Restaurants16
- Police stations1

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
- Dolores
- 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 Dulce Nombre?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Dulce Nombre?7,404 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Dulce Nombre?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Dulce Nombre?About 261 people per km²
- What borders Dulce Nombre?Concepción, Dolores and Santa Rosa de Copan
- How many villages are in Dulce Nombre?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dulce Nombre?Settlements lie between 846 m and 1,122 m
- What is the highest point in Dulce Nombre?Cerro El Tuntún (1,054 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Dulce Nombre?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dulce Nombre?Centro de Salud CESAR, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dulce Nombre?Banco de Occidente, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dulce Nombre?Gasolinera de la entrada, about 2.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Dulce Nombre?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Dulce Nombre?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Dulce Nombre?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dulce Nombre?HN0408 (OCHA common operational dataset)