# San Jose Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-jose/

Municipality · Copan Department 

# San Jose

San Jose is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **7,732 people** in 2024 on 52 km² (about 149 per km²). 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,732people (2024)
- 52.0km²
- 4mapped services
- 819 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Jose?

San Jose had an estimated **7,732 people** in 2024 — 1.8% of Copan Department, 225th of 298 municipalities. There are 997 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 52 km², that is about **149 people per km²**, 52nd of 298 municipalities.

27.8% of people are children under 15 and 8.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 25 across Copan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 57 children and older people.

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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 Jose?

San Jose lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Lepaera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/lepaera/), [Naranjito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/naranjito/), [Santa Rosa de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rosa-de-copan/), [Trinidad de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/trinidad-de-copan/) and [Veracruz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/veracruz/). By area it is the 275th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.6% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of San Jose is about 188 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 16 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.9145° N, -88.7293° 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 Jose

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in San Jose. The largest with a recorded population: San José (1,789), Veracruz (1,045) and Vivistorio (949). Settlements here lie between about 667 m and 1,128 m above sea level (median 819 m).

- Agua Buena
- Buena Vista
- El Plan
- El Porvenir
- El Tule
- Las Delicias
- Plan de San Jerónimo
- San José
- Veracruz
- Vivistorio

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 Jose

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada La Cangreja
- Quebrada Mojarras
- Quebrada de Agua
- Quebrada de Camalote
- Quebrada del Guayabillo
- Quebrada del Rancho

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains.

- Cerro Cusmayra · 1,128 m
- Cerro Buena Vista · 973 m
- Cerro El Tule · 819 m
- El Nansal · 667 m
- La Loma · 667 m
- La Lomila · 667 m
- Cerro Cacao · 662 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 Jose and the best time to visit

In San Jose, 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 Jose

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital hospital · Trinidad de Copan 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.95386&mlon=-88.71800#map=17/14.95386/-88.71800) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Dulce Nombre 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84835&mlon=-88.83280#map=17/14.84835/-88.83280) 

Petrol pump Texaco · San Nicolas 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.99212&mlon=-88.77004#map=17/14.99212/-88.77004) 

Hotel Salon Long beach · San Jose 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90222&mlon=-88.71878#map=17/14.90222/-88.71878) 

Mall centro comercial de ropa · Dulce Nombre 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84786&mlon=-88.83191#map=17/14.84786/-88.83191) 

School Escuela Miguel Paz Barahona · San Jose 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90250&mlon=-88.71690#map=17/14.90250/-88.71690) 

College Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras | Campus - Copán · Santa Rosa de Copan 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79340&mlon=-88.77215#map=17/14.79340/-88.77215) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Naranjito 6.4 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 San Jose

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

- Hotels1
- Schools2
- Restaurants1

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 Jeronimo
- San Juan de Opoa
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Trinidad de Copan
- Veracruz

## Quick answers

- Where is San Jose?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Jose?7,732 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Jose?About 28 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Jose?About 149 people per km²
- What borders San Jose?Lepaera, Naranjito, Santa Rosa de Copan, Trinidad de Copan and Veracruz
- How many villages are in San Jose?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Jose?Settlements lie between 667 m and 1,128 m
- What is the highest point in San Jose?Cerro Cusmayra (1,128 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Jose?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Jose?hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Jose?Banco de Occidente, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Jose?Texaco, about 9.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Jose?HN0417 (OCHA common operational dataset)