# San Francisco de Yojoa Municipality, Cortes Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-francisco-de-yojoa/ Municipality · Cortes Department # San Francisco de Yojoa San Francisco de Yojoa is a municipality of Honduras in Cortes Department. It had an estimated **26,476 people** in 2024 on 99 km² (about 268 per km²). 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 26,476people (2024) - 98.7km² - 18mapped services - 375 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Francisco de Yojoa? San Francisco de Yojoa had an estimated **26,476 people** in 2024 — 1.4% of Cortes Department, 75th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,032 women for every 1,000 men (below the Cortes Department figure of 1,090). Spread over 99 km², that is about **268 people per km²**, 18th of 298 municipalities. 30.2% of people are children under 15 and 6.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 26 across Cortes Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 58 children and older people. 0–4 ****2,750** 5–9 ****2,553** 10–14 ****2,693** 15–19 ****2,548** 20–24 ****2,277** 25–29 ****2,057** 30–34 ****2,056** 35–39 ****2,010** 40–44 ****1,653** 45–49 ****1,380** 50–54 ****1,097** 55–59 ****905** 60–64 ****725** 65–69 ****511** 70–74 ****487** 75–79 ****378** 80+ ****396** 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 Francisco de Yojoa? San Francisco de Yojoa lies in [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Ilama](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/ilama/), [San Antonio de Cortes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-antonio-de-cortes/), [Santa Barbara](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/santa-barbara/) and [Santa Cruz de Yojoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/santa-cruz-de-yojoa/). By area it is the 215th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.5% of [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/). The centre of San Francisco de Yojoa is about 134 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 54 km from San Pedro Sula, the main town of Cortes Department. The centre point is at 15.0196° N, -87.9846° 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 Francisco de Yojoa Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in San Francisco de Yojoa. The largest with a recorded population: San Francisco de Yojoa (24,740), Río Lindo (3,479), Cañaveral (2,137), San Buenaventura (1,452) and Oropéndolas (1,333). Settlements here lie between about 68 m and 832 m above sea level (median 375 m). - Aguacate - Amapa - Amapa Nuevo - Babilonia - Cabo de Machete - Cañaveral - Colonia La Paz - Cordoncillos - El Higuerito - El Zapote - Gualala - La 25 - La Hacienda - Los Hules - Oropéndolas - Quebrada de Agua - Río Chiquito - Río Lindo - San Buenaventura - San Francisco de Yojoa 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 Francisco de Yojoa Named natural and historic features inside San Francisco de Yojoa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Grande - Quebrada Tigre - Quebrada de Amapa - Quebrada de Buena Vista - Quebrada del Pueblo - Río Chiquito - Río Lindo 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 Francisco de Yojoa and the best time to visit In San Francisco de Yojoa, 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 Francisco de Yojoa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro Médico Menjivar · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.04836&mlon=-87.92817#map=17/15.04836/-87.92817) Bank Banrural · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.96761&mlon=-88.02567#map=17/14.96761/-88.02567) ATM Banco Atlántida · Las Vegas 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87268&mlon=-88.07220#map=17/14.87268/-88.07220) Petrol pump El Campeón · San Francisco de Yojoa 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.04203&mlon=-87.97746#map=17/15.04203/-87.97746) Hotel El Camino Retreat Center · San Francisco de Yojoa 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00714&mlon=-87.98195#map=17/15.00714/-87.98195) Mall Distribuidora Leo · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98264&mlon=-87.89130#map=17/14.98264/-87.89130) School Escuela San Francisco de Yojoa · San Francisco de Yojoa 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.01720&mlon=-87.97361#map=17/15.01720/-87.97361) College Ucenm Campus Peña Blanca · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.96043&mlon=-88.01480#map=17/14.96043/-88.01480) Police station police · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98092&mlon=-87.89201#map=17/14.98092/-87.89201) 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 Francisco de Yojoa Places mapped inside San Francisco de Yojoa in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels4 - Schools5 - Restaurants7 - Dental clinics1 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 Antonio de Cortes - San Manuel - San Pedro Sula - Santa Cruz de Yojoa - Villanueva ## Quick answers - Where is San Francisco de Yojoa?In Cortes Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Francisco de Yojoa?26,476 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Francisco de Yojoa?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Francisco de Yojoa?About 268 people per km² - What borders San Francisco de Yojoa?Ilama, San Antonio de Cortes, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz de Yojoa - How many villages are in San Francisco de Yojoa?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Francisco de Yojoa?Settlements lie between 68 m and 832 m - What is the best time to visit San Francisco de Yojoa?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to San Francisco de Yojoa?Centro Médico Menjivar, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Francisco de Yojoa?Banrural, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to San Francisco de Yojoa?Banco Atlántida, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Francisco de Yojoa?El Campeón, about 2.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in San Francisco de Yojoa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of San Francisco de Yojoa?HN0508 (OCHA common operational dataset)