# Cortes Department, Honduras – Municipalities, Population & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/

Department · Honduras 

# Cortes Department

Cortes Department is a department of Honduras. It had an estimated **1,920,704 people** in 2024 on 3,913 km² (about 491 per km²). Its main town is San Pedro Sula. It is divided into 12 municipalities. 795 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2,521 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,920,704people (2024)
- 3,913km²
- 12municipalities
- 2,521mapped services

## How many people live in Cortes Department?

Cortes Department had an estimated **1,920,704 people** in 2024 — 19.4% of Honduras, the most populous of 18 departments. There are 1,090 women for every 1,000 men (above the Honduras figure of 1,056). Spread over 3,913 km², that is about **491 people per km²**, the most densely populated of 18 departments.

28.4% of people are children under 15 and 5.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 26 across Honduras). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people.

0–4 ****187,145**

5–9 ****178,692**

10–14 ****178,968**

15–19 ****186,884**

20–24 ****177,641**

25–29 ****170,344**

30–34 ****168,090**

35–39 ****151,873**

40–44 ****124,883**

45–49 ****102,151**

50–54 ****79,378**

55–59 ****62,178**

60–64 ****48,041**

65–69 ****36,548**

70–74 ****27,743**

75–79 ****17,919**

80+ ****22,226**

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 Cortes Department?

Cortes Department lies in [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other departments: [Atlantida Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/), [Comayagua Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/), [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/) and [Yoro Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/). By area it is the 12th largest of 18 departments in Honduras. It covers 3.5% of [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). The centre of Cortes Department is about 166 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. The centre point is at 15.3608° N, -87.9988° 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).

## Municipalities of Cortes Department

Municipality People per km² Area km² Localities Services 

[San Pedro Sula](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-pedro-sula/) 845,588 987 857 356 1,875 

[Choloma](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/choloma/) 304,248 652 467 77 88 

[Villanueva](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/villanueva/) 194,281 556 349 78 86 

[Puerto Cortes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/puerto-cortes/) 144,391 376 384 70 132 

[Santa Cruz de Yojoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/santa-cruz-de-yojoa/) 99,625 136 734 116 136 

[La Lima](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/la-lima/) 91,745 817 112 38 60 

[San Manuel](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-manuel/) 79,541 562 141 28 13 

[Omoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/omoa/) 59,720 152 394 41 90 

[Potrerillos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/potrerillos/) 27,281 274 99 8 11 

[San Francisco de Yojoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-francisco-de-yojoa/) 26,476 268 99 20 18 

[Pimienta](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/pimienta/) 24,315 439 55 24 8 

[San Antonio de Cortes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-antonio-de-cortes/) 23,493 106 221 39 4 

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); [Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-hnd).

## Villages and localities in Cortes Department

Open gazetteers list **795 villages, towns and localities** in Cortes Department. The largest with a recorded population: San Pedro Sula (801,259), Puerto Cortez (142,311), Choloma (139,100), Santa Cruz de Yojoa (97,848), Omoa (58,172) and La Lima (45,955). Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 1,823 m above sea level (median 181 m).

- 10 de Septiembre
- 14 de Febrero
- 14 de Julio
- 15 de Septiembre
- 17 de Enero "Las Metalicas"
- 6 de Mayo
- Achiotal
- Agua Amarilla
- Agua Azul
- Agua Azul Rancho
- Agua Caliente
- Agua Dulce
- Agua Prieta
- Agua dela Reina
- Aguacatales
- Aguacate
- Airport
- Alameda
- Alfonso Lacayo
- Altamira
- Altamisales
- Altiplano
- Altos de Potosí
- Altos de Sula
- Altos de Valencia
- Altos del Porvenir
- Amapa
- Amapa Nuevo
- Andalucía
- Anexo Florida
- Arenales
- Armenta
- Artemisales
- Babilonia
- Baja Mar
- Bajo Grande
- Baracoa
- Barbas Cheles
- Barra de Chamelecón
- Barra del Motagua
- Barrabás
- Barril
- Barrio Carpio
- Barrio El Centro
- Barrio Guadalupe
- Barrio La Chufla
- Barrio Las Crucitas
- Barrio Las Vegas
- Barrio Limonera
- Barrio Titabla
- Barrio del Centro
- Bejuco
- Bella Vista
- Bellos Horizontes
- Belén
- Berlín de Cortés
- Birichiche
- Boca de Cuyamel
- Bosques de Jucutuma I
- Bosques de Jucutuma II
- Bosques de Jucutuma III
- Bosques de Jucutuma IV
- Bosques del Merendón
- Botija
- Brisas del Aeropuerto
- Brisas del Bosque
- Brisas del Cacao
- Brisas del Campo
- Brisas del Carmen I
- Brisas del Carmen II
- Brisas del Chamelecón
- Brisas del Olímpico
- Brisas del Polvorín
- Brisas del Sauce Norte
- Brisas del Sauce Sur
- Brisas del Valle
- Buena Casa
- Buena Esperanza
- Buena Inversión
- Buena Vista
- Buenavista
- Buenos Aires
- Buenos Amigos
- Bully Camp
- Búfalo
- Cablotales
- Cabo de Machete
- Calanar
- Calpules
- Camaguey
- Camagüey
- Camino Nuevo
- Campisa I
- Campisa II
- Campo Alegre
- Campo Dos
- Campo Nuevo
- Campo Pineda
- Campo Uno
- Campo de Aviación
- Candungo
- Canfilio
- Capulín
- Caracol
- Carrizal
- Casa Blanca
- Casa Quemada
- Casas Viejas
- Catalao
- Caule
- Caulotales
- Cazenave
- Cañada Grande
- Cañaveral
- Cañizales
- Cedros
- Central
- Centralita
- Cerrito Lindo
- Cerro Cardona
- Cerro Verde
- Cerro Vill
- Cerro Wills
- Chachaguala
- Chagüitón
- Chamelecon I
- Chameleconcito
- Chamelecón
- Chasnigua
- Chiboloso
- Chivana
- Choloma
- Chorrerón
- Chotepe
- Cieneguita
- Ciudad España
- Ciudad Jaragua
- Ciudad Maya
- Cobb
- Coclán
- Cofradía
- Col. 14 de Agosto
- Col. 23 de Abril
- Col. Gracias a Dios
- Col. Las Merdedes
- Col. Nuevos Horizontes
- Colombia
- Colonia 19 de Mayo
- Colonia Bella Vista
- Colonia Brisas del Caribe
- Colonia Brisas del Norte
- Colonia Costa Rica
- Colonia El Reparto
- Colonia Honduras
- Colonia Jardines del Valle
- Colonia La Loma
- Colonia La Paz
- Colonia La Rivera
- Colonia Las Trincheras
- Colonia Los Profesionales
- Colonia López Arellano
- Colonia Rancho El Coco
- Colonia Rosibel Alexis Gutiérrez
- Colonia Santa Ana
- Colonia Tara
- Comayagua
- Concepción
- Concordia
- Continental
- Copen Nuevo
- Copén
- Copén Campo
- Copén Viejo
- Cordoncillos
- Corinto
- Corozal
- Corrientes
- Corte Culebra
- Cortés
- Cosmul
- Covimal
- Cristo Viene
- Cuchilla
- Cuesta Abajo
- Cuyamapa
- Cuyamel
- Cuyamelito
- Cárcamo
- Del Valle
- Doras
- Dos Caminos
- Duarte
- Dubón
- Eben Ezer
- El Aguacate
- El Bardo
- El Barrial
- El Buen Samaritano
- El Bálsamo
- El Cabro
- El Cacao
- El Caliche
- El Calán
- El Cantil
- El Carmen
- El Carmen INVA
- El Centro
- El Cerrito
- El Chaguiton
- El Chagüitón
- El Chile
- El Chorizo
- El Cipres
- El Ciprés
- El Coco
- El Colorado
- El Copen
- El Corocillo
- El Coyolito
- El Córbano
- El Doradito
- El Edén
- El Encanto
- El Enganche
- El Escondido
- El Faro
- El Gallito
- El Gavión
- El Guanacaste
- El Guanal
- El Guayabo
- El Güiral
- El Higo
- El Higuerito
- El Higuero
- El Hogar
- El Infierno
- El Jaral
- El Jaranjito
- El Jícaro
- El Limonar
- El Llano
- El Maestro
- El Mango
- El Marañón
- El Matapalo
- El Milagro
- El Modelo
- El Muelle
- El Oconillo
- El Ocote
- El Olivar
- El Oval
- El Palmar
- El Paraíso
- El Pedregal
- El Penco
- El Perico
- El Perú
- El Pescado
- El Picacho
- El Plan
- El Playón
- El Portillo No. 1
- El Porvenir
- El Porvenir, Merendon
- El Puente
- El Rancho
- El Remolino
- El Retiro
- El Roble
- El Robledal
- El Rosario
- El Río
- El Salitre
- El Sauce
- El Sitio
- El Sobaco
- El Suyatal
- El Sábalo
- El Tigre
- El Urraco
- El Zapotal
- El Zapotal del Norte
- El Zapotal del Sur
- El Zapote
- El Zapote de Bañaderos
- El Zate
- España
- Esquipulas
- Esquipulas I
- Estrelladero
- Felipe Zelaya
- Fesitranh
- Fesitranh II
- Fesitranh II Etapa
- Figueroa
- Filadelfia
- Filopo
- Flor de Cuba
- Flor del Valle
- Flores de Oriente
- Florida
- Francelia (El Estero)
- Fraternidad
- Gallito
- Ganales
- Girona
- Gracias a Dios
- Guacamayas
- Gualala
- Guanacastal
- Guanacastales
- Guanacaste
- Guanales
- Guanchía
- Guaruma #1
- Guaruma Dos
- Guaruma Tres
- Guaruma Uno
- Guayabas Agrias
- Guaymas Abajo
- Guaymas Arriba
- Guillén
- Hacienda Vieja
- Hasical
- Horconcitos
- Impacto del Rey
- Indiana
- Jaguas
- Jardines del Recuerdo
- Jordán
- José Arriaga I
- José Arriaga II
- Joya Grande
- Juan Lindo
- Juan Ramón Molina
- Jucutuma
- Kele-Kele
- Kilómetro 71
- Kilómetro 86
- LA CEIBITA
- La 25
- La Barca
- La Boca
- La Bolsa
- La Bueso
- La Camisa
- La Campana
- La Caridad
- La Ceiba
- La Ceibita
- La Colonia El Sauce
- La Comunidad
- La Coronilla
- La Coroza
- La Cuesta
- La Cumbre
- La Curva
- La Danta
- La Esperanza
- La Estrella
- La Fe
- La Florida
- La Fortaleza
- La Fortuna
- La Fragua
- La Fraternidad
- La Frontera
- La Graciosa
- La Guama
- La Hacienda
- La Hacienda, Campisa
- La Hicaca
- La Junta
- La Jutosa
- La Laguna
- La Libertad
- La Lima
- La Loma
- La Majada
- La Masica
- La Mesa
- La Mica
- La Mina
- La Mora
- La Paz
- La Paz de Cristo
- La Pita
- La Promesa
- La Puerta 1
- La Puerta 2
- La Quesera
- La Sabana
- La Sabanita
- La Sandillera
- La Senda
- La Sierra
- La Sirena
- La Soledad

…and 395 more.

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 Cortes Department

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

### Water

66 rivers and streams; 5 lakes.

- Crique El Cuábano
- Crique Las Mangas
- Crique San Roque
- Juan Gil
- Laguna El Carmen
- Laguna Higuerito
- Laguna Jaloa
- Laguna Jucutuma
- Laguna Ticamaya
- Quebrada Aguacate
- Quebrada Cajón
- Quebrada Campana
- Quebrada Caracol
- Quebrada Corosona
- Quebrada Cusuco
- Quebrada El Guanal
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Grande Santa Cruz
- Quebrada Guanacas
- Quebrada La Bambita
- Quebrada La Pimienta
- Quebrada La Pita
- Quebrada La Puerta
- Quebrada La Venada

…and 47 more.

### Coast and islands

4 headlands; 1 lagoon.

- Laguna de Alvarado
- Punta Chachaguala
- Punta Gorda
- Punta Omoa
- Punta Tulián

### Hills and mountains

35 mountains; 2 hills; 1 valley.

- Cerro San Ildefonso · 1,574 m
- Monte Guanal · 1,182 m
- Cerro Jilinco · 1,043 m
- Cerro Parado · 1,030 m
- Monte Coronilla · 971 m
- Cerro Negro · 784 m
- Montaña de El Guayabo · 710 m
- Montaña del Salto · 676 m
- Cerro El Volcán · 660 m
- Monte El Cerrón · 640 m
- Cerro La Hicaca · 561 m
- Cerro Bueyero · 538 m
- Cerro Buena Vista · 529 m
- Cerro Caliche · 526 m
- Cerro del Picacho · 440 m
- Cerro Pelón · 435 m
- Monte La Soledad · 434 m
- Cerro del Gancho · 384 m
- Cerro El Duende · 376 m
- Cerro Redondo · 374 m
- Cerro Machia · 367 m
- Cerro La Silla · 346 m
- Cerro Ocotalitos · 334 m
- Cerro Los Leones · 333 m

…and 14 more.

### Forests and nature

2 parks.

- Cusuco National Park
- Los Naranjos Eco-Archeological Park

### Getting around

4 airfields; 1 airport.

- Las Limas Reginaldo Hammer Airport
- Las Mercedes
- Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
- San Pedro Sula
- Valle de Naco

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 Cortes Department and the best time to visit

In Cortes Department, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,547 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (187 mm) and the driest Apr (44 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 111 

Feb 23 83 

Mar 24 64 

Apr 26 44 

May 27 105 

Jun 26 170 

Jul 26 158 

Aug 26 153 

Sep 26 179 

Oct 25 187 

Nov 23 174 

Dec 23 118 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Cortes Department

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

- Hospitals135
- Banks129
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps140
- Hotels257
- Shopping malls111
- Schools257
- Colleges and universities52
- Cinemas14
- Pharmacies185
- Restaurants977
- Police stations24
- Dental clinics238

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Cortes Department?In Honduras
- What is the population of Cortes Department?1,920,704 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Cortes Department?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Cortes Department?About 491 people per km²
- What borders Cortes Department?Atlantida Department, Comayagua Department, Santa Barbara Department and Yoro Department
- How many villages are in Cortes Department?795 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cortes Department?Settlements lie between 6 m and 1,823 m
- What is the highest point in Cortes Department?Cerro San Ildefonso (1,574 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cortes Department?December to May
- How many hospitals are in Cortes Department?135 mapped
- How many banks are in Cortes Department?129 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Cortes Department?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Cortes Department?140 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cortes Department?HN05 (OCHA common operational dataset)