# La Jigua Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Copan Department 

# La Jigua

La Jigua is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **10,299 people** in 2024 on 113 km² (about 91 per km²). 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10,299people (2024)
- 113km²
- 5mapped services
- 609 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in La Jigua?

La Jigua had an estimated **10,299 people** in 2024 — 2.4% of Copan Department, 179th of 298 municipalities. There are 990 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 113 km², that is about **91 people per km²**, 135th of 298 municipalities.

31.8% of people are children under 15 and 6.7% 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 62 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,030**

5–9 ****1,096**

10–14 ****1,149**

15–19 ****1,169**

20–24 ****913**

25–29 ****747**

30–34 ****765**

35–39 ****667**

40–44 ****542**

45–49 ****517**

50–54 ****412**

55–59 ****353**

60–64 ****253**

65–69 ****211**

70–74 ****182**

75–79 ****119**

80+ ****174**

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 La Jigua?

La Jigua lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Florida](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/florida/), [Nueva Arcadia](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/nueva-arcadia/) and [San Nicolas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-nicolas/). By area it is the 201st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.5% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of La Jigua is about 202 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 37 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 15.1074° N, -88.7596° 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 La Jigua

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in La Jigua. The largest with a recorded population: Concepción de la Barranca (1,014) and La Jigua (971). Settlements here lie between about 451 m and 969 m above sea level (median 609 m).

- Aldea Nueva
- Campanario
- Chepelares
- Concepción de la Barranca
- El Aguacate
- El Rincón
- La Colina
- La Colmena
- La Cuchilla
- La Cuchilla de Platanares
- La Jigua
- La Laguna
- La Pintada
- La Venta
- La Zona
- Los Tecomachuches
- Pedernales
- Piedras
- Potrerillos
- Puente
- Puente Goascorán
- Villa Magdalena

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 La Jigua

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Chalmeca
- Quebrada Santa Ana
- Río Chinamita

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Monte La Grita · 613 m
- Cerro La Colmena · 460 m

### History

1 ancient site.

- El Puente

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 La Jigua and the best time to visit

In La Jigua, 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 La Jigua

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Médica Kairos · Nueva Arcadia 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06559&mlon=-88.74834#map=17/15.06559/-88.74834) 

Bank Cooperativa Cuna Maya · Nueva Arcadia 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06463&mlon=-88.74784#map=17/15.06463/-88.74784) 

Petrol pump Shell · Nueva Arcadia 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.07265&mlon=-88.73956#map=17/15.07265/-88.73956) 

Hotel Colonia Miravalle · Nueva Arcadia 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.07529&mlon=-88.74056#map=17/15.07529/-88.74056) 

Mall Plaza Las Cascadas · Nueva Arcadia 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06054&mlon=-88.75318#map=17/15.06054/-88.75318) 

School Liceo Mesoamericano · La Jigua 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06856&mlon=-88.77042#map=17/15.06856/-88.77042) 

College Instituto IBCC · Nueva Arcadia 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06793&mlon=-88.74568#map=17/15.06793/-88.74568) 

Police station Policía Nacional · La Jigua 11 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 La Jigua

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

- Schools2
- Restaurants2
- 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
- El Paraiso
- Florida
- 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 La Jigua?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of La Jigua?10,299 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in La Jigua?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of La Jigua?About 91 people per km²
- What borders La Jigua?Florida, Nueva Arcadia and San Nicolas
- How many villages are in La Jigua?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Jigua?Settlements lie between 451 m and 969 m
- What is the highest point in La Jigua?Monte La Grita (613 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Jigua?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Jigua?Clínica Médica Kairos, about 4.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Jigua?Cooperativa Cuna Maya, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Jigua?Shell, about 4.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of La Jigua?HN0411 (OCHA common operational dataset)