# La Union Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-union/

Municipality · Copan Department 

# La Union

La Union is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **17,543 people** in 2024 on 218 km² (about 80 per km²). 62 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17,543people (2024)
- 218km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,066 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in La Union?

La Union had an estimated **17,543 people** in 2024 — 4.0% of Copan Department, 115th of 298 municipalities. There are 954 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 218 km², that is about **80 people per km²**, 156th of 298 municipalities.

30.8% of people are children under 15 and 5.2% 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 56 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,959**

5–9 ****1,679**

10–14 ****1,768**

15–19 ****1,733**

20–24 ****1,804**

25–29 ****1,685**

30–34 ****1,487**

35–39 ****1,320**

40–44 ****866**

45–49 ****771**

50–54 ****568**

55–59 ****532**

60–64 ****462**

65–69 ****308**

70–74 ****234**

75–79 ****159**

80+ ****208**

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 Union?

La Union lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 9 other municipalities: [Cabana](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/cabana/), [Corquin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/corquin/), [Cucuyagua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/cucuyagua/), [La Encarnacion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-encarnacion/), [Lucerna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/lucerna/), [San Agustin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-agustin/), [San Jorge](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-jorge/), [San Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-pedro/) and [Santa Rita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rita/). By area it is the 127th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 6.7% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of La Union is about 200 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 21 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.6973° N, -88.9493° 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 Union

Open gazetteers list **62 villages, towns and localities** in La Union. The largest with a recorded population: El Corpús (1,193), Los Arroyos (916) and Santa Cruz (863). Settlements here lie between about 738 m and 1,605 m above sea level (median 1,066 m).

- Arranca Barba
- Carrizal
- Carrizalito
- Cerro Pacho
- Chiqueritos
- Chivirilal
- Crucita
- Cutal
- El Corpus
- El Corpús
- El Junco
- El Ladrillo
- El Moscarrón
- El Orégano
- El Pacayal
- El Panal
- El Portillo
- El Rosario
- El Sitio
- El Trigo
- El Zapotal
- Gualjoco
- Higueral
- Joachon
- Joconal
- La Arena
- La Azacualpa
- La Bufa
- La Cueva
- La Laguna
- La Loma
- La Línea
- La Mina
- La Unión
- Las Cuevitas
- Las Minitas
- Las Pacayas
- Los Arroyos
- Los Cajones
- Los Catataos
- Los Lesquines
- Macualpa
- Monte Escondido
- Monte Redondo
- Ojos de Agua
- Palania
- Pashiapal
- Plan de María
- Plan del Tigre
- Planerías
- Platanares
- Portillo
- Quelzal
- San Andrés
- San Miguel
- Santa Cruz
- Sauce
- Supte Arriba
- Tejera
- Ticocla
- Zacatales
- Zapote

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 Union

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Gualjoco
- Quebrada La Ceiba
- Quebrada Muligua
- Quebrada Platanares
- Río Agua Caliente
- Río Alash
- Río Cacao
- Río Palania
- Río Quelis

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro la Magdalena · 1,568 m
- Cerro Arranca Barba · 1,364 m
- Cerro Pacho · 1,285 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 La Union and the best time to visit

In La Union, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,256 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (218 mm) and the driest Mar (19 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 26 

Feb 21 20 

Mar 23 19 

Apr 24 37 

May 24 140 

Jun 23 193 

Jul 22 155 

Aug 22 189 

Sep 22 218 

Oct 21 160 

Nov 20 63 

Dec 19 36 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Union

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital CENTRO DE SALUD · Cabana 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75668&mlon=-89.04315#map=17/14.75668/-89.04315) 

Bank Ficohsa · Santa Rosa de Copan 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76779&mlon=-88.77919#map=17/14.76779/-88.77919) 

Petrol pump Puma · La Union 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.64241&mlon=-88.89082#map=17/14.64241/-88.89082) 

Hotel Hotel Grand Princess · Cucuyagua 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.65717&mlon=-88.87353#map=17/14.65717/-88.87353) 

Mall Plaza Saavedra · Santa Rosa de Copan 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76734&mlon=-88.77635#map=17/14.76734/-88.77635) 

School Escuela Urbana Mixta Marco Aurelio Soto · Cucuyagua 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.64621&mlon=-88.87552#map=17/14.64621/-88.87552) 

College UCENM - Campus Jorge Bueso Arias · Santa Rosa de Copan 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76993&mlon=-88.78876#map=17/14.76993/-88.78876) 

Police station Policia Preventiva Santa Rosadecopan · Santa Rosa de Copan 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77503&mlon=-88.77670#map=17/14.77503/-88.77670) 

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 Union

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

- Petrol pumps1

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 Jigua
- 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 Union?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of La Union?17,543 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in La Union?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of La Union?About 80 people per km²
- What borders La Union?Cabana, Corquin, Cucuyagua, La Encarnacion, Lucerna, San Agustin, San Jorge, San Pedro and Santa Rita
- How many villages are in La Union?62 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Union?Settlements lie between 738 m and 1,605 m
- What is the highest point in La Union?Cerro la Magdalena (1,568 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Union?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Union?CENTRO DE SALUD, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Union?Ficohsa, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Union?Puma, about 8.8 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in La Union?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Union?HN0412 (OCHA common operational dataset)