# San Pedro Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Copan Department 

# San Pedro

San Pedro is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **8,129 people** in 2024 on 60 km² (about 135 per km²). 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,129people (2024)
- 60.1km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,140 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Pedro?

San Pedro had an estimated **8,129 people** in 2024 — 1.9% of Copan Department, 217th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,018 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 60 km², that is about **135 people per km²**, 66th of 298 municipalities.

28.4% of people are children under 15 and 6.0% 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 52 children and older people.

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25–29 ****696**

30–34 ****691**

35–39 ****567**

40–44 ****503**

45–49 ****406**

50–54 ****363**

55–59 ****282**

60–64 ****251**

65–69 ****153**

70–74 ****123**

75–79 ****104**

80+ ****106**

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 Pedro?

San Pedro lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Corquin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/corquin/), [Cucuyagua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/cucuyagua/), [Gracias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gracias/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-union/), [Las Flores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/las-flores/) and [Talgua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/talgua/). By area it is the 265th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.9% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of San Pedro is about 182 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 18 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.6149° N, -88.8080° 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 Pedro

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in San Pedro. The largest with a recorded population: San Pedro de Copán (63,829). Settlements here lie between about 816 m and 1,424 m above sea level (median 1,140 m).

- Chile
- El Camalote
- El Cidro
- El Guayabo
- El Junco
- El Plan de Yaunara
- El Zapote
- La Meseta
- Las Capucas
- Los Zorrillos
- San Francisco del Ejido
- San Pedro
- San Pedro de Copán
- Yaunera

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 Pedro

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Hinjerto
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada del Yeso
- Río Calabos

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Las Piedras · 1,390 m
- Cerro Gacho · 1,265 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 Pedro and the best time to visit

In San Pedro, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,256 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (218 mm) and the driest Mar (19 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 26 

Feb 21 20 

Mar 23 19 

Apr 24 37 

May 24 140 

Jun 23 193 

Jul 22 155 

Aug 22 189 

Sep 22 218 

Oct 21 160 

Nov 20 63 

Dec 19 36 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Pedro

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Centro Medico Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa de Copan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75934&mlon=-88.78097#map=17/14.75934/-88.78097) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Santa Rosa de Copan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76184&mlon=-88.77495#map=17/14.76184/-88.77495) 

Petrol pump Shell · Cucuyagua 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.65627&mlon=-88.87326#map=17/14.65627/-88.87326) 

Hotel Hotel Cabañas Orígenes Coffee · San Pedro 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.61239&mlon=-88.78459#map=17/14.61239/-88.78459) 

Mall Plaza Saavedra · Santa Rosa de Copan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76734&mlon=-88.77635#map=17/14.76734/-88.77635) 

School Escuela San Pedro de Copán · San Pedro 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.61595&mlon=-88.86490#map=17/14.61595/-88.86490) 

College UCENM - Campus Jorge Bueso Arias · Santa Rosa de Copan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76993&mlon=-88.78876#map=17/14.76993/-88.78876) 

Police station Policia Preventiva Santa Rosadecopan · Santa Rosa de Copan 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77503&mlon=-88.77670#map=17/14.77503/-88.77670) 

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 Pedro

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

- Hotels1
- Schools1

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 Nicolas
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Trinidad de Copan
- Veracruz

## Quick answers

- Where is San Pedro?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Pedro?8,129 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Pedro?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Pedro?About 135 people per km²
- What borders San Pedro?Corquin, Cucuyagua, Gracias, La Union, Las Flores and Talgua
- How many villages are in San Pedro?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Pedro?Settlements lie between 816 m and 1,424 m
- What is the highest point in San Pedro?Cerro Las Piedras (1,390 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Pedro?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Pedro?Hospital Centro Medico Santa Rosa, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Pedro?Banco de Occidente, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Pedro?Shell, about 8.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Pedro?HN0420 (OCHA common operational dataset)