# San Juan de Opoa Municipality, Copan Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-juan-de-opoa/ Municipality · Copan Department # San Juan de Opoa San Juan de Opoa is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **9,998 people** in 2024 on 75 km² (about 133 per km²). 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9,998people (2024) - 75.2km² - 13mapped services - 719 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Juan de Opoa? San Juan de Opoa had an estimated **9,998 people** in 2024 — 2.3% of Copan Department, 183rd of 298 municipalities. There are 965 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 75 km², that is about **133 people per km²**, 71st of 298 municipalities. 28.5% of people are children under 15 and 6.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 25 across Copan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 55 children and older people. 0–4 ****898** 5–9 ****915** 10–14 ****1,032** 15–19 ****908** 20–24 ****935** 25–29 ****940** 30–34 ****765** 35–39 ****744** 40–44 ****649** 45–49 ****519** 50–54 ****421** 55–59 ****328** 60–64 ****251** 65–69 ****239** 70–74 ****181** 75–79 ****116** 80+ ****157** 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 Juan de Opoa? San Juan de Opoa lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 2 other municipalities: [Lepaera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/lepaera/) and [Santa Rosa de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rosa-de-copan/). By area it is the 242nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.3% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of San Juan de Opoa is about 181 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 7.8 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.8102° N, -88.7137° 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 Juan de Opoa Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in San Juan de Opoa. The largest with a recorded population: San Juan de Opoa (9,709). Settlements here lie between about 469 m and 908 m above sea level (median 719 m). - Arrayán - Cancolo - Cerro Azul - Culebría - El Aguacatillo - El Contamal - El Jagual - El Limón - El Morro - El Pescado - El Pinal - El Portillo - La Cebratana - La Ceiba - La Culebrilla - La Montañita - Las Cidras - Las Pozas - Las Sandias - Las Sandías - Los Linderos - Montañita - Pajapas - San Juan de Opoa - Santa Elena - Torihuaque - Villa Hermosa 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 Juan de Opoa Named natural and historic features inside San Juan de Opoa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna Encetuaque - Quebrada Comedero - Quebrada Honda - Río Matay ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains; 1 hill. - Mogote Antigua · 901 m - Altura de Guanjapatao · 777 m - Cuchilla Alta · 743 m - Cerro Tululin · 719 m - Cerro Torope · 469 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 Juan de Opoa and the best time to visit In San Juan de Opoa, 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 Juan de Opoa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital · San Juan de Opoa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78015&mlon=-88.69798#map=17/14.78015/-88.69798) Bank Banco de Occidente · Santa Rosa de Copan 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78397&mlon=-88.77975#map=17/14.78397/-88.77975) Petrol pump Uno · San Juan de Opoa 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78300&mlon=-88.71326#map=17/14.78300/-88.71326) Hotel Alta Vista Hotel · San Juan de Opoa 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78093&mlon=-88.73119#map=17/14.78093/-88.73119) Mall Uniplaza · Santa Rosa de Copan 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78409&mlon=-88.77985#map=17/14.78409/-88.77985) School Escuela · San Juan de Opoa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78096&mlon=-88.69681#map=17/14.78096/-88.69681) College Colegio · San Juan de Opoa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78100&mlon=-88.69671#map=17/14.78100/-88.69671) Police station Policia Nacional de Honduras · Santa Rosa de Copan 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77988&mlon=-88.77739#map=17/14.77988/-88.77739) 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 Juan de Opoa Places mapped inside San Juan de Opoa in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels4 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities2 - Restaurants3 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 Jose - San Nicolas - San Pedro - Santa Rita - Santa Rosa de Copan - Trinidad de Copan - Veracruz ## Quick answers - Where is San Juan de Opoa?In Copan Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Juan de Opoa?9,998 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Juan de Opoa?About 27 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Juan de Opoa?About 133 people per km² - What borders San Juan de Opoa?Lepaera and Santa Rosa de Copan - How many villages are in San Juan de Opoa?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Juan de Opoa?Settlements lie between 469 m and 908 m - What is the highest point in San Juan de Opoa?Mogote Antigua (901 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Juan de Opoa?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to San Juan de Opoa?Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Juan de Opoa?Banco de Occidente, about 7.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Juan de Opoa?Uno, about 3.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San Juan de Opoa?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in San Juan de Opoa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of San Juan de Opoa?HN0418 (OCHA common operational dataset)