# Florida Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Copan Department 

# Florida

Florida is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **31,114 people** in 2024 on 342 km² (about 91 per km²). 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 31,114people (2024)
- 342km²
- 7mapped services
- 741 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Florida?

Florida had an estimated **31,114 people** in 2024 — 7.1% of Copan Department, 61st of 298 municipalities. There are 1,021 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 342 km², that is about **91 people per km²**, 136th of 298 municipalities.

33.0% of people are children under 15 and 6.4% 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 65 children and older people.

0–4 ****3,474**

5–9 ****3,371**

10–14 ****3,433**

15–19 ****3,149**

20–24 ****2,819**

25–29 ****2,431**

30–34 ****2,234**

35–39 ****2,026**

40–44 ****1,747**

45–49 ****1,370**

50–54 ****1,215**

55–59 ****953**

60–64 ****899**

65–69 ****645**

70–74 ****543**

75–79 ****387**

80+ ****418**

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 Florida?

Florida lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [El Paraiso](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/el-paraiso/), [La Jigua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-jigua/), [Macuelizo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/macuelizo/), [Nueva Arcadia](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/nueva-arcadia/), [Nueva Frontera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/nueva-frontera/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-antonio/) and [San Nicolas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-nicolas/). By area it is the 80th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 10.6% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of Florida is about 210 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 41 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 15.1402° N, -88.8253° 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 Florida

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Florida. The largest with a recorded population: Florida (5,340) and La Ruidosa (800). Settlements here lie between about 388 m and 1,444 m above sea level (median 741 m).

- Barranca Grita
- El Espíritu
- El Mojón
- El Nuevo Porvenir
- El Rosario
- El Zompopero
- Espíritu Santo
- Florida
- La Elencia
- La Elencita
- La Laguna
- La Ruidosa
- Loma de Zacate
- Los Dubones
- Los Lesquines
- Plancitos
- Potrerillos
- Potrerillos de La Elencita
- Pueblo Nuevo
- San José del Pastoreadero
- San Lorenzo de Techín
- Shiara
- Shora
- Siete Cuchillas
- Tontolo
- Torrecilla

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 Florida

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Laguna de la Ruidosa
- Pital
- Quebrada Colorada
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Guayabal
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada Mojón
- Quebrada Samalguara
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada Tarros
- Río Tiste
- Río del Obraje

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro Silón · 961 m
- Cerro Arranca Barba · 841 m
- Monte La Casimira · 719 m
- Cerro Guayabo · 558 m
- Cerro Erajoco · 506 m

### History

1 ancient site.

- El Abra

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 Florida and the best time to visit

In Florida, 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 Florida

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Medica y de Especialidades Alfa · Nueva Arcadia 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06294&mlon=-88.75690#map=17/15.06294/-88.75690) 

Bank Cooperativa Cuna Maya · Nueva Arcadia 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06463&mlon=-88.74784#map=17/15.06463/-88.74784) 

Petrol pump Texaco Gas Triangulo · Nueva Arcadia 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.05976&mlon=-88.75357#map=17/15.05976/-88.75357) 

Hotel La Vereda, Hotel de montaña · Florida 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.21297&mlon=-88.87597#map=17/15.21297/-88.87597) 

Mall Plaza Las Cascadas · Nueva Arcadia 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06054&mlon=-88.75318#map=17/15.06054/-88.75318) 

School Liceo Mesoamericano · La Jigua 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06856&mlon=-88.77042#map=17/15.06856/-88.77042) 

College Instituto IBCC · Nueva Arcadia 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06793&mlon=-88.74568#map=17/15.06793/-88.74568) 

Police station Policía Nacional · La Jigua 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03230&mlon=-88.82719#map=17/15.03230/-88.82719) 

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 Florida

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1

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
- El Paraiso
- 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 Florida?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Florida?31,114 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Florida?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Florida?About 91 people per km²
- What borders Florida?El Paraiso, La Jigua, Macuelizo, Nueva Arcadia, Nueva Frontera, San Antonio and San Nicolas
- How many villages are in Florida?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Florida?Settlements lie between 388 m and 1,444 m
- What is the highest point in Florida?Cerro Silón (961 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Florida?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Florida?Clinica Medica y de Especialidades Alfa, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Florida?Cooperativa Cuna Maya, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Florida?Texaco Gas Triangulo, about 12 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Florida?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Florida?HN0410 (OCHA common operational dataset)