# La Lima Municipality, Cortes Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/la-lima/ Municipality · Cortes Department # La Lima La Lima is a municipality of Honduras in Cortes Department. It had an estimated **91,745 people** in 2024 on 112 km² (about 817 per km²). 38 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 60 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 91,745people (2024) - 112km² - 60mapped services - 26 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in La Lima? La Lima had an estimated **91,745 people** in 2024 — 4.8% of Cortes Department, 19th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,109 women for every 1,000 men (above the Cortes Department figure of 1,090). Spread over 112 km², that is about **817 people per km²**, 4th of 298 municipalities. 26.2% of people are children under 15 and 7.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 26 across Cortes Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people. 0–4 ****7,944** 5–9 ****7,791** 10–14 ****8,274** 15–19 ****8,526** 20–24 ****7,668** 25–29 ****7,026** 30–34 ****7,642** 35–39 ****7,142** 40–44 ****6,065** 45–49 ****5,432** 50–54 ****4,715** 55–59 ****3,690** 60–64 ****2,821** 65–69 ****2,329** 70–74 ****1,881** 75–79 ****1,181** 80+ ****1,618** 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 La Lima? La Lima lies in [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Choloma](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/choloma/), [El Progreso](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/el-progreso/), [San Manuel](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-manuel/), [San Pedro Sula](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-pedro-sula/) and [Villanueva](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/villanueva/). By area it is the 203rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.9% of [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/). The centre of La Lima is about 173 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 18 km from San Pedro Sula, the main town of Cortes Department. The centre point is at 15.5041° N, -87.8613° 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 La Lima Open gazetteers list **38 villages, towns and localities** in La Lima. The largest with a recorded population: La Lima (45,955). Settlements here lie between about 20 m and 33 m above sea level (median 26 m). - 17 de Enero "Las Metalicas" - Buenos Aires - Campo Dos - Caulotales - Copen Nuevo - Copén - Copén Campo - Copén Viejo - El Buen Samaritano - El Higuero - El Maestro - Filadelfia - Flor del Valle - Flores de Oriente - Fraternidad - Guaruma #1 - Indiana - La Lima - La Paz - Las Mañanitas - Las Torres - Limones - Los Indios - Manacalito - Monte Video - Nana Chumba - Nuevo San Juan - Ocotillo Oriental - Oro Verde - San Jose - San Juan - San Juan Tacamiche - Suyapa - Tacamiche - Tibombo - Usula - Villas del Aeropuerto - Zona Americana 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 La Lima Named natural and historic features inside La Lima, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 valley. - Valle de Sula · 26 m ### Getting around 2 airfields. - Las Limas Reginaldo Hammer Airport - Las Mercedes 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 La Lima and the best time to visit In La Lima, 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Lima Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro Medico Integral San Ignacio de Loyola · San Pedro Sula 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.52303&mlon=-87.89732#map=17/15.52303/-87.89732) Bank Banco de Occidente · La Lima 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.43890&mlon=-87.92678#map=17/15.43890/-87.92678) ATM ATM · El Progreso 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.42064&mlon=-87.80237#map=17/15.42064/-87.80237) Petrol pump Texaco · San Pedro Sula 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.50530&mlon=-87.93166#map=17/15.50530/-87.93166) Hotel Hotel y restaurante Terrazas · San Pedro Sula 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.52298&mlon=-87.89551#map=17/15.52298/-87.89551) Mall Plaza Las Mercedes · San Pedro Sula 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.51774&mlon=-87.89542#map=17/15.51774/-87.89542) School Escuela José Trinidad Cabañas · San Pedro Sula 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.51972&mlon=-87.89784#map=17/15.51972/-87.89784) College Universidad Politecnica De Honduras · La Lima 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.44163&mlon=-87.92835#map=17/15.44163/-87.92835) Police station Posta Policial San José del Boquerón · San Pedro Sula 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.52135&mlon=-87.89768#map=17/15.52135/-87.89768) 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 La Lima Places mapped inside La Lima in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Banks3 - Petrol pumps9 - Hotels4 - Shopping malls1 - Schools10 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies7 - Restaurants19 - Dental clinics2 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 Cortes Department - Choloma - Omoa - Pimienta - Potrerillos - Puerto Cortes - San Antonio de Cortes - San Francisco de Yojoa - San Manuel - San Pedro Sula - Santa Cruz de Yojoa - Villanueva ## Quick answers - Where is La Lima?In Cortes Department, Honduras - What is the population of La Lima?91,745 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in La Lima?About 29 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of La Lima?About 817 people per km² - What borders La Lima?Choloma, El Progreso, San Manuel, San Pedro Sula and Villanueva - How many villages are in La Lima?38 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of La Lima?Settlements lie between 20 m and 33 m - What is the highest point in La Lima?Valle de Sula (26 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit La Lima?December to May - Where is the nearest hospital to La Lima?Centro Medico Integral San Ignacio de Loyola, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to La Lima?Banco de Occidente, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to La Lima?ATM, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Lima?Texaco, about 7.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in La Lima?3 mapped - How many banks are in La Lima?3 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in La Lima?9 mapped - What is the P-code of La Lima?HN0512 (OCHA common operational dataset)