# El Paraiso Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/el-paraiso/

Municipality · Copan Department 

# El Paraiso

El Paraiso is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **20,432 people** in 2024 on 257 km² (about 80 per km²). 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20,432people (2024)
- 257km²
- 11mapped services
- 612 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in El Paraiso?

El Paraiso had an estimated **20,432 people** in 2024 — 4.7% of Copan Department, 101st of 298 municipalities. There are 1,017 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 257 km², that is about **80 people per km²**, 157th of 298 municipalities.

33.3% of people are children under 15 and 5.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 25 across Copan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 64 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,317**

5–9 ****2,252**

10–14 ****2,230**

15–19 ****2,105**

20–24 ****1,911**

25–29 ****1,666**

30–34 ****1,580**

35–39 ****1,317**

40–44 ****1,014**

45–49 ****928**

50–54 ****743**

55–59 ****654**

60–64 ****504**

65–69 ****425**

70–74 ****315**

75–79 ****219**

80+ ****252**

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 El Paraiso?

El Paraiso lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Copan Ruinas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/copan-ruinas/), [Florida](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/florida/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-antonio/), [San Jeronimo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-jeronimo/) and [Santa Rita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rita/). By area it is the 103rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 7.9% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of El Paraiso is about 221 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 39 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 15.0589° N, -88.9899° 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 El Paraiso

Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in El Paraiso. The largest with a recorded population: La Playona (1,285) and Buenos Aires (1,131). Settlements here lie between about 205 m and 1,145 m above sea level (median 612 m).

- Agua Buena
- Barrio Campesino
- Barrio La Plaza
- Barrio Los Hernández
- Barrio las Palmas
- Buena Vista
- Buenos Aires
- Cabeceras del Río Pimienta
- Campo Santo
- Colón Jubuco
- El Charco
- El Charcón
- El Chispal
- El Florido
- El Limón
- El Manguito
- El Marío
- El Mojón
- El Naranjito
- El Paraíso
- El Tesoro
- El Zapote
- El Zapotillo
- Jubuco
- La Cumbe El Paraiso
- La Cumbre
- La Laguna
- La Magua
- La Peña
- La Pimienta
- La Pita
- La Playona
- La Sarrosa
- Las Flores
- Las Juntas
- Miraflores
- Monte Cristo
- Naranjito
- Quebrada de Ramos
- San Antonio de Las Crucitas
- San Luis
- San Marcos
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz de Virginia
- Santa Lucía

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 El Paraiso

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

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Paula
- Quebrada Agua Helada
- Quebrada Cañón Oscuro
- Quebrada Cerro Azul
- Quebrada El Fragoso
- Quebrada La Peña
- Quebrada Las Juntas
- Quebrada Los Limones
- Quebrada Saltos
- Río Carlos
- Río Chicharrones
- Río La Pita

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro El Gobiado · 989 m
- Cerro Sigiloso · 563 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 El Paraiso and the best time to visit

In El Paraiso, 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 El Paraiso

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Multimedica El Paraíso · El Paraiso 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.02574&mlon=-88.98383#map=17/15.02574/-88.98383) 

Bank Caja Rural · Copan Ruinas 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.01247&mlon=-89.06672#map=17/15.01247/-89.06672) 

Petrol pump Car Wash y venta de gasolina · El Paraiso 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.02312&mlon=-88.98240#map=17/15.02312/-88.98240) 

Hotel HOSPEDAJE SEA · Copan Ruinas 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.02147&mlon=-89.09483#map=17/15.02147/-89.09483) 

Mall Plaza California · Nueva Arcadia 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03545&mlon=-88.76566#map=17/15.03545/-88.76566) 

School Instituto Bilingüe Peña de Horeb · El Paraiso 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03067&mlon=-88.98319#map=17/15.03067/-88.98319) 

College COLEGIO · Santa Rita 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92077&mlon=-88.98978#map=17/14.92077/-88.98978) 

Police station Jefatura de policía · El Paraiso 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03066&mlon=-88.98534#map=17/15.03066/-88.98534) 

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 El Paraiso

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

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools7
- Restaurants1
- 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
- Dulce Nombre
- 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 El Paraiso?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of El Paraiso?20,432 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in El Paraiso?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of El Paraiso?About 80 people per km²
- What borders El Paraiso?Copan Ruinas, Florida, San Antonio, San Jeronimo and Santa Rita
- How many villages are in El Paraiso?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of El Paraiso?Settlements lie between 205 m and 1,145 m
- What is the highest point in El Paraiso?Cerro El Gobiado (989 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit El Paraiso?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to El Paraiso?Multimedica El Paraíso , about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to El Paraiso?Caja Rural, about 9.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Paraiso?Car Wash y venta de gasolina, about 4.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in El Paraiso?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in El Paraiso?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of El Paraiso?HN0409 (OCHA common operational dataset)