# Veracruz Municipality, Copan Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/veracruz/

Municipality · Copan Department 

# Veracruz

Veracruz is a municipality of Honduras in Copan Department. It had an estimated **3,773 people** in 2024 on 34 km² (about 112 per km²). 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,773people (2024)
- 33.8km²
- 3mapped services
- 993 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Veracruz?

Veracruz had an estimated **3,773 people** in 2024 — 0.9% of Copan Department, 285th of 298 municipalities. There are 807 women for every 1,000 men (below the Copan Department figure of 1,031). Spread over 34 km², that is about **112 people per km²**, 96th of 298 municipalities.

30.2% of people are children under 15 and 6.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 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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15–19 ****372**

20–24 ****348**

25–29 ****417**

30–34 ****292**

35–39 ****255**

40–44 ****207**

45–49 ****174**

50–54 ****128**

55–59 ****105**

60–64 ****87**

65–69 ****92**

70–74 ****65**

75–79 ****48**

80+ ****42**

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 Veracruz?

Veracruz lies in [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Dolores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/dolores/), [San Jose](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-jose/), [Santa Rosa de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rosa-de-copan/) and [Trinidad de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/trinidad-de-copan/). By area it is the 295th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.0% of [Copan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/). The centre of Veracruz is about 192 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 13 km from Santa Rosa de Copán, the main town of Copan Department. The centre point is at 14.8901° N, -88.7795° 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 Veracruz

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Veracruz. Settlements here lie between about 907 m and 1,226 m above sea level (median 993 m).

- El Sompopero
- El Triunfo
- Los Pozos
- San Antonio
- Yarguera

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 Veracruz

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro Yarguera · 681 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 Veracruz and the best time to visit

In Veracruz, 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 Veracruz

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Medica San Rafael · Dulce Nombre 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84829&mlon=-88.83261#map=17/14.84829/-88.83261) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Dulce Nombre 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84835&mlon=-88.83280#map=17/14.84835/-88.83280) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera OXXI · Dolores 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.86199&mlon=-88.82381#map=17/14.86199/-88.82381) 

Hotel Hacienda Montecristo · Veracruz 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.86208&mlon=-88.77859#map=17/14.86208/-88.77859) 

Mall centro comercial de ropa · Dulce Nombre 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84786&mlon=-88.83191#map=17/14.84786/-88.83191) 

School Escuela Renovación · Veracruz 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.89322&mlon=-88.77842#map=17/14.89322/-88.77842) 

College Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras | Campus - Copán · Santa Rosa de Copan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79340&mlon=-88.77215#map=17/14.79340/-88.77215) 

Police station Posta policial · Dulce Nombre 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84844&mlon=-88.83576#map=17/14.84844/-88.83576) 

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 Veracruz

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

- Hotels1
- Schools1
- 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 Nicolas
- San Pedro
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa de Copan
- Trinidad de Copan

## Quick answers

- Where is Veracruz?In Copan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Veracruz?3,773 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Veracruz?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Veracruz?About 112 people per km²
- What borders Veracruz?Dolores, San Jose, Santa Rosa de Copan and Trinidad de Copan
- How many villages are in Veracruz?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Veracruz?Settlements lie between 907 m and 1,226 m
- What is the highest point in Veracruz?Cerro Yarguera (681 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Veracruz?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Veracruz?Clinica Medica San Rafael, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Veracruz?Banco de Occidente, about 7.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Veracruz?Gasolinera OXXI, about 5.7 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Veracruz?HN0423 (OCHA common operational dataset)