# Nueva Arcadia Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Copan Department 

# Nueva Arcadia

Nueva Arcadia is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **48,594 people** in 2024 on 148 km² (about 329 per km²). 33 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 62 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 48,594people (2024)
- 148km²
- 62mapped services
- 568 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Nueva Arcadia?

Nueva Arcadia had an estimated **48,594 people** in 2024 — 11.1% of Copan Department, 40th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,125 women for every 1,000 men (above the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 148 km², that is about **329 people per km²**, 13th of 298 municipalities.

31.4% of people are children under 15 and 6.0% 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 60 children and older people.

0–4 ****5,075**

5–9 ****4,999**

10–14 ****5,175**

15–19 ****5,246**

20–24 ****4,837**

25–29 ****4,204**

30–34 ****3,550**

35–39 ****3,132**

40–44 ****2,692**

45–49 ****2,119**

50–54 ****1,888**

55–59 ****1,470**

60–64 ****1,282**

65–69 ****966**

70–74 ****770**

75–79 ****565**

80+ ****624**

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 Nueva Arcadia?

Nueva Arcadia lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Florida](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/florida/), [La Jigua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-jigua/), [Macuelizo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/macuelizo/), [Proteccion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/proteccion/) and [San Nicolas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-nicolas/). By area it is the 174th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.6% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of Nueva Arcadia is about 196 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 38 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 15.1079° N, -88.6861° 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 Nueva Arcadia

Open gazetteers list **33 villages, towns and localities** in Nueva Arcadia. The largest with a recorded population: La Entrada (14,739), Chalmeca (2,008) and Los Tangos (1,424). Settlements here lie between about 421 m and 959 m above sea level (median 568 m).

- Agua Blanca
- Agua Buena
- Agualote
- Balsamar
- Buenos Aires
- Chalmeca
- Colonia 3 de Julio
- Cuchilla Sapa
- El Cedral
- El Limón
- El Palco
- El Tular
- El Zanjón
- Jagua
- La Colmena
- La Entrada
- La Unión
- Las Niguas
- Liquidámbar
- Los Llanitos
- Los Pozos
- Los Resumideros
- Los Tangos
- Miraflores
- Nueva Arcadia
- Quebrada Seca
- Roble Gacho
- Salsoque
- San Isidro
- San Pablo del Roble
- Santa Cruz
- Suncelca
- Valle Verde

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 Nueva Arcadia

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

### Water

13 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Comedero
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada La Escadrosa
- Quebrada La Grita
- Quebrada La Huerta
- Quebrada Los Planes
- Quebrada Mampa
- Quebrada Pimienta
- Quebrada Potrero
- Quebrada Suncelca
- Quebrada Tamali
- Quebrada de Shora
- Río Salsoque

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Chepel · 1,168 m
- Cerro Laniyal · 674 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 Nueva Arcadia and the best time to visit

In Nueva Arcadia, 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 Nueva Arcadia

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Médica Kairos · Nueva Arcadia 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06559&mlon=-88.74834#map=17/15.06559/-88.74834) 

Bank Cooperativa Cuna Maya · Nueva Arcadia 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06463&mlon=-88.74784#map=17/15.06463/-88.74784) 

Petrol pump Texaco Entrada Maya · Nueva Arcadia 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.08959&mlon=-88.72198#map=17/15.08959/-88.72198) 

Hotel Colonia Miravalle · Nueva Arcadia 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.07529&mlon=-88.74056#map=17/15.07529/-88.74056) 

Mall Plaza Las Cascadas · Nueva Arcadia 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06054&mlon=-88.75318#map=17/15.06054/-88.75318) 

School Escuela Daniel Cruz Berrios · Nueva Arcadia 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06174&mlon=-88.75491#map=17/15.06174/-88.75491) 

College Instituto IBCC · Nueva Arcadia 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06793&mlon=-88.74568#map=17/15.06793/-88.74568) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Naranjito 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.95254&mlon=-88.68442#map=17/14.95254/-88.68442) 

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 Nueva Arcadia

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

- Hospitals6
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps6
- Hotels11
- Shopping malls3
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities3
- Pharmacies3
- Restaurants21
- Dental clinics6

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
- La Union
- 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 Nueva Arcadia?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Nueva Arcadia?48,594 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Nueva Arcadia?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Nueva Arcadia?About 329 people per km²
- What borders Nueva Arcadia?Florida, La Jigua, Macuelizo, Proteccion and San Nicolas
- How many villages are in Nueva Arcadia?33 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Nueva Arcadia?Settlements lie between 421 m and 959 m
- What is the highest point in Nueva Arcadia?Chepel (1,168 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Nueva Arcadia?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nueva Arcadia?Clínica Médica Kairos, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nueva Arcadia?Cooperativa Cuna Maya, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nueva Arcadia?Texaco Entrada Maya, about 4.4 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Nueva Arcadia?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Nueva Arcadia?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Nueva Arcadia?6 mapped
- What is the P-code of Nueva Arcadia?HN0413 (OCHA common operational dataset)