# San Jeronimo Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-jeronimo/ Municipality · Copan Department # San Jeronimo San Jeronimo is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **5,239 people** in 2024 on 70 km² (about 74 per km²). 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5,239people (2024) - 70.3km² - 17mapped services - 989 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Jeronimo? San Jeronimo had an estimated **5,239 people** in 2024 — 1.2% of Copan Department, 268th of 298 municipalities. There are 883 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 70 km², that is about **74 people per km²**, 171st of 298 municipalities. 29.8% of people are children under 15 and 6.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 25 across Copan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 57 children and older people. 0–4 ****516** 5–9 ****524** 10–14 ****522** 15–19 ****493** 20–24 ****465** 25–29 ****433** 30–34 ****438** 35–39 ****417** 40–44 ****313** 45–49 ****265** 50–54 ****179** 55–59 ****169** 60–64 ****162** 65–69 ****93** 70–74 ****94** 75–79 ****66** 80+ ****90** 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 San Jeronimo? San Jeronimo lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Concepción](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/concepcion/), [Dolores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/dolores/), [El Paraiso](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/el-paraiso/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-antonio/), [San Nicolas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-nicolas/), [Santa Rita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rita/) and [Trinidad de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/trinidad-de-copan/). By area it is the 248th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.2% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of San Jeronimo is about 207 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 25 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.9547° N, -88.9085° 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 San Jeronimo Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in San Jeronimo. The largest with a recorded population: San Jerónimo (1,046). Settlements here lie between about 736 m and 1,207 m above sea level (median 989 m). - Agua Zarca - Al Fragoso - Bálsamo - El Cañamito - El Coquillal - El Rosario - El Transito - El Tránsito - El Volcán - La Esperanza - Las Lomitas - Los Cerros - Plan del Naranjo - Rio Seco - Río Seco - San Cristóbal - San Jerónimo - Santa Elena - Sitio Grande - Tierra Blanca - VALLE MARIA 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 San Jeronimo Named natural and historic features inside San Jeronimo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Chiquito - Río Vega Redonda ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Agua Caliente · 793 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 San Jeronimo and the best time to visit In San Jeronimo, 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 San Jeronimo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital CENTRO DE SALUD · San Jeronimo 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.95267&mlon=-88.91577#map=17/14.95267/-88.91577) Bank Banco de Occidente · Dulce Nombre 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84835&mlon=-88.83280#map=17/14.84835/-88.83280) Petrol pump Car Wash y venta de gasolina · El Paraiso 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.02312&mlon=-88.98240#map=17/15.02312/-88.98240) Hotel Hotel Angelica · Florida 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.02567&mlon=-88.83461#map=17/15.02567/-88.83461) Mall Plaza las Cáscaras · Dulce Nombre 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84969&mlon=-88.83546#map=17/14.84969/-88.83546) School KINDER · San Jeronimo 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.95413&mlon=-88.91176#map=17/14.95413/-88.91176) College COLEGIO · Santa Rita 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92077&mlon=-88.98978#map=17/14.92077/-88.98978) Police station Jefatura Policial · San Jeronimo 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.97483&mlon=-88.86856#map=17/14.97483/-88.86856) 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 San Jeronimo Places mapped inside San Jeronimo in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Schools13 - 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 - El Paraiso - Florida - La Jigua - La Union - Nueva Arcadia - San Agustin - San Antonio - San Jose - San Juan de Opoa - San Nicolas - San Pedro - Santa Rita - Santa Rosa de Copan - Trinidad de Copan - Veracruz ## Quick answers - Where is San Jeronimo?In Copan Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Jeronimo?5,239 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Jeronimo?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Jeronimo?About 74 people per km² - What borders San Jeronimo?Concepción, Dolores, El Paraiso, San Antonio, San Nicolas, Santa Rita and Trinidad de Copan - How many villages are in San Jeronimo?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Jeronimo?Settlements lie between 736 m and 1,207 m - What is the highest point in San Jeronimo?Cerro Agua Caliente (793 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Jeronimo?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to San Jeronimo?CENTRO DE SALUD, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Jeronimo?Banco de Occidente, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Jeronimo?Car Wash y venta de gasolina, about 11 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San Jeronimo?2 mapped - What is the P-code of San Jeronimo?HN0416 (OCHA common operational dataset)