# San Antonio de Cortes Municipality, Cortes Department

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Municipality · Cortes Department 

# San Antonio de Cortes

San Antonio de Cortes is a municipality of Honduras in Cortes Department. It had an estimated **23,493 people** in 2024 on 221 km² (about 106 per km²). 39 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 23,493people (2024)
- 221km²
- 4mapped services
- 417 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Antonio de Cortes?

San Antonio de Cortes had an estimated **23,493 people** in 2024 — 1.2% of Cortes Department, 88th of 298 municipalities. There are 937 women for every 1,000 men (below the Cortes Department figure of 1,090). Spread over 221 km², that is about **106 people per km²**, 108th of 298 municipalities.

31.9% of people are children under 15 and 7.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 26 across Cortes Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 64 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,573**

5–9 ****2,445**

10–14 ****2,471**

15–19 ****2,254**

20–24 ****1,885**

25–29 ****1,791**

30–34 ****1,703**

35–39 ****1,513**

40–44 ****1,336**

45–49 ****1,171**

50–54 ****1,044**

55–59 ****840**

60–64 ****764**

65–69 ****572**

70–74 ****412**

75–79 ****363**

80+ ****356**

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 Antonio de Cortes?

San Antonio de Cortes lies in [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Chinda](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/chinda/), [Concepcion del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/concepcion-del-norte/), [Ilama](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/ilama/), [Potrerillos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/potrerillos/), [San Francisco de Yojoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-francisco-de-yojoa/), [Santa Cruz de Yojoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/santa-cruz-de-yojoa/) and [Villanueva](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/villanueva/). By area it is the 122nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.7% of [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/). The centre of San Antonio de Cortes is about 148 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 40 km from San Pedro Sula, the main town of Cortes Department. The centre point is at 15.1433° N, -88.0393° 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 Antonio de Cortes

Open gazetteers list **39 villages, towns and localities** in San Antonio de Cortes. The largest with a recorded population: San Antonio de Cortés (22,884), Casa Quemada (3,036) and Nueva Granada (939). Settlements here lie between about 86 m and 804 m above sea level (median 417 m).

- Amapa
- Barrabás
- Buenos Aires
- Candungo
- Caracol
- Carrizal
- Casa Quemada
- El Encanto
- El Guanal
- El Picacho
- El Porvenir
- El Puente
- El Rosario
- El Sitio
- El Suyatal
- Guayabas Agrias
- Horconcitos
- La Ceibita
- La Graciosa
- La Laguna
- La Masica
- La Pita
- La Venta
- Lagunetas
- Las Casitas
- Las Colmenas
- Las Hembritas
- Las Margaritas
- Loma Larga
- Los Potrerillos
- Mezcales
- Nueva Granada
- Pedernales
- Quebrada Seca
- San Antonio de Cortés
- San José de Cortés
- San Luis
- Terrero
- Vallecito

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 Antonio de Cortes

Named natural and historic features inside San Antonio de Cortes, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Guanal
- Quebrada del Pueblo

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Caliche · 526 m
- Cerro del Picacho · 440 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 Antonio de Cortes and the best time to visit

In San Antonio de Cortes, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 1,355 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (200 mm) and the driest Mar (39 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 20 63 

Feb 22 47 

Mar 23 39 

Apr 25 41 

May 25 122 

Jun 24 184 

Jul 24 149 

Aug 24 162 

Sep 23 200 

Oct 22 166 

Nov 21 111 

Dec 20 70 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Antonio de Cortes

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Médico Menjivar · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.04836&mlon=-87.92817#map=17/15.04836/-87.92817) 

Bank Banrural · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.96761&mlon=-88.02567#map=17/14.96761/-88.02567) 

ATM Banco Atlántida · Las Vegas 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87268&mlon=-88.07220#map=17/14.87268/-88.07220) 

Petrol pump Uno La Barca · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.10724&mlon=-87.93013#map=17/15.10724/-87.93013) 

Hotel El Refugio del Poeta · San Antonio de Cortes 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.11317&mlon=-88.03817#map=17/15.11317/-88.03817) 

Mall mall multiplaza San Pedro Sula · Potrerillos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.23042&mlon=-87.96503#map=17/15.23042/-87.96503) 

School Escuela 18 de Noviembre · San Antonio de Cortes 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.11558&mlon=-88.04124#map=17/15.11558/-88.04124) 

College Instituto Oficial Gabino Vasquez Argueta · Santa Rita 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.20745&mlon=-87.87757#map=17/15.20745/-87.87757) 

Police station Policía de Pimienta · Pimienta 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.27523&mlon=-87.97380#map=17/15.27523/-87.97380) 

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 Antonio de Cortes

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

- Hotels1
- Schools3

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
- La Lima
- Omoa
- Pimienta
- Potrerillos
- Puerto Cortes
- San Francisco de Yojoa
- San Manuel
- San Pedro Sula
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa
- Villanueva

## Quick answers

- Where is San Antonio de Cortes?In Cortes Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Antonio de Cortes?23,493 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Antonio de Cortes?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Antonio de Cortes?About 106 people per km²
- What borders San Antonio de Cortes?Chinda, Concepcion del Norte, Ilama, Potrerillos, San Francisco de Yojoa, Santa Cruz de Yojoa and Villanueva
- How many villages are in San Antonio de Cortes?39 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Antonio de Cortes?Settlements lie between 86 m and 804 m
- What is the highest point in San Antonio de Cortes?Cerro Caliche (526 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Antonio de Cortes?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Antonio de Cortes?Centro Médico Menjivar, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Antonio de Cortes?Banrural, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Antonio de Cortes?Banco Atlántida, about 30 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Antonio de Cortes?Uno La Barca, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Antonio de Cortes?HN0507 (OCHA common operational dataset)