# San Nicolas Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Copan Department 

# San Nicolas

San Nicolas is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **9,088 people** in 2024 on 75 km² (about 121 per km²). 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,088people (2024)
- 75.1km²
- 5mapped services
- 808 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Nicolas?

San Nicolas had an estimated **9,088 people** in 2024 — 2.1% of Copan Department, 203rd of 298 municipalities. There are 1,021 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 75 km², that is about **121 people per km²**, 85th of 298 municipalities.

29.4% of people are children under 15 and 7.3% 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 58 children and older people.

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30–34 ****720**

35–39 ****574**

40–44 ****527**

45–49 ****441**

50–54 ****385**

55–59 ****324**

60–64 ****243**

65–69 ****229**

70–74 ****172**

75–79 ****132**

80+ ****126**

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 Nicolas?

San Nicolas lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Florida](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/florida/), [La Jigua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-jigua/), [Naranjito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/naranjito/), [Nueva Arcadia](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/nueva-arcadia/), [Proteccion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/proteccion/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-antonio/), [San Jeronimo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-jeronimo/) and [Trinidad de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/trinidad-de-copan/). By area it is the 243rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.3% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of San Nicolas is about 194 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 26 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 15.0028° N, -88.7401° 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 Nicolas

Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in San Nicolas. The largest with a recorded population: San Nicolás (2,231) and Pueblo Nuevo (1,053). Settlements here lie between about 548 m and 1,350 m above sea level (median 808 m).

- Agua Caliente
- Buena Vista
- Cerro Redondo
- El Bijao
- El Carmen
- El Chagüitón
- El Modelo
- El Portillo
- El Porvenir
- Jimerico
- La Cueva del Muerto
- La Cueva del Plátano
- La Estanzuela
- La Laguna
- La Puerta
- Lagunita
- Las Cuevas
- Las Jagüillas
- Llanito Largo
- Loma Encerrada
- Los Barcos
- Nueva Concepción del Carmen
- Ojo de Agua
- Pozas Azules
- Pueblo Nuevo
- San Nicolás
- Sirinal
- Tres Cruces

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 Nicolas

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Pacayal
- Quebrada Cacao
- Quebrada Los Cerros

### Hills and mountains

10 mountains.

- Cerro Convenio · 1,350 m
- Pico del Convenio · 1,350 m
- Cuchilla del Paloblanco · 1,251 m
- Cedro · 1,234 m
- Cerro San Diego · 1,234 m
- Las Cruces · 1,234 m
- Malcota · 1,053 m
- Sucta · 992 m
- Cerro Copalchil · 975 m
- Cyrande · 733 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 Nicolas and the best time to visit

In San Nicolas, 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 Nicolas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Medica y de Especialidades Alfa · Nueva Arcadia 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.05000&mlon=-88.73330#map=17/15.05000/-88.73330) 

Bank Cooperativa Cuna Maya · Nueva Arcadia 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06463&mlon=-88.74784#map=17/15.06463/-88.74784) 

Petrol pump Texaco · San Nicolas 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.99212&mlon=-88.77004#map=17/14.99212/-88.77004) 

Hotel Villa Bosques de Copan · Nueva Arcadia 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.05194&mlon=-88.75669#map=17/15.05194/-88.75669) 

Mall Plaza Las Cascadas · Nueva Arcadia 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03540&mlon=-88.76564#map=17/15.03540/-88.76564) 

School escuela · San Nicolas 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00178&mlon=-88.73142#map=17/15.00178/-88.73142) 

College Instituto IBCC · Nueva Arcadia 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.05897&mlon=-88.74395#map=17/15.05897/-88.74395) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Naranjito 8.2 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 Nicolas

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools3
- 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 Jose
- San Juan de Opoa
- San Pedro
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Trinidad de Copan
- Veracruz

## Quick answers

- Where is San Nicolas?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Nicolas?9,088 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Nicolas?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Nicolas?About 121 people per km²
- What borders San Nicolas?Florida, La Jigua, Naranjito, Nueva Arcadia, Proteccion, San Antonio, San Jeronimo and Trinidad de Copan
- How many villages are in San Nicolas?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Nicolas?Settlements lie between 548 m and 1,350 m
- What is the highest point in San Nicolas?Cerro Convenio (1,350 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Nicolas?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Nicolas?Clinica Medica y de Especialidades Alfa, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Nicolas?Cooperativa Cuna Maya, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Nicolas?Texaco, about 3.4 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in San Nicolas?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Nicolas?HN0419 (OCHA common operational dataset)