# Villanueva Municipality, Cortes Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Cortes Department 

# Villanueva

Villanueva is a municipality of Honduras in Cortes Department. It had an estimated **194,281 people** in 2024 on 349 km² (about 556 per km²). 78 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 86 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 194,281people (2024)
- 349km²
- 86mapped services
- 231 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Villanueva?

Villanueva had an estimated **194,281 people** in 2024 — 10.1% of Cortes Department, 7th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,081 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Cortes Department figure of 1,090). Spread over 349 km², that is about **556 people per km²**, 7th of 298 municipalities.

30.8% of people are children under 15 and 4.1% 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 54 children and older people.

0–4 ****20,992**

5–9 ****19,632**

10–14 ****19,159**

15–19 ****19,250**

20–24 ****18,214**

25–29 ****17,377**

30–34 ****17,867**

35–39 ****15,651**

40–44 ****12,327**

45–49 ****9,227**

50–54 ****7,033**

55–59 ****5,262**

60–64 ****4,257**

65–69 ****2,964**

70–74 ****2,127**

75–79 ****1,361**

80+ ****1,581**

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 Villanueva?

Villanueva lies in [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 9 other municipalities: [Concepcion del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/concepcion-del-norte/), [La Lima](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/la-lima/), [Petoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/petoa/), [Pimienta](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/pimienta/), [Potrerillos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/potrerillos/), [Quimistan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/quimistan/), [San Antonio de Cortes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-antonio-de-cortes/), [San Manuel](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-manuel/) and [San Pedro Sula](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-pedro-sula/). By area it is the 75th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 8.9% of [Cortes Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/). The centre of Villanueva is about 165 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 20 km from San Pedro Sula, the main town of Cortes Department. The centre point is at 15.3224° N, -88.0443° 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 Villanueva

Open gazetteers list **78 villages, towns and localities** in Villanueva. The largest with a recorded population: Villanueva (31,571), Pueblo Nuevo (3,556), Nuevo Chamelecón (2,098), El Milagro (1,917), El Marañón (1,836) and Chotepe (1,564). Settlements here lie between about 37 m and 743 m above sea level (median 231 m).

- Agua Dulce
- Buena Esperanza
- Buenos Aires
- Búfalo
- Calanar
- Campo Nuevo
- Canfilio
- Catalao
- Chasnigua
- Chotepe
- Dos Caminos
- Duarte
- El Aguacate
- El Bálsamo
- El Calán
- El Coco
- El Coyolito
- El Córbano
- El Güiral
- El Higo
- El Infierno
- El Marañón
- El Milagro
- El Palmar
- El Perico
- El Robledal
- El Salitre
- El Sauce
- El Sobaco
- El Tigre
- El Urraco
- El Zapotal del Sur
- El Zapote
- Estrelladero
- Filopo
- Guacamayas
- Guaruma Dos
- Guaruma Tres
- Hasical
- Kilómetro 71
- La Ceibita
- La Colonia El Sauce
- La Comunidad
- La Coroza
- La Cumbre
- La Esperanza
- La Laguna
- La Libertad
- La Mina
- La Pita
- La Soledad
- La Victoria
- La Zorra
- Las Cañadas
- Las Cañitas
- Las Vegas
- Los Altos
- Los Platanillos
- Mayén
- Nueva Suyapa
- Nuevo Chamelecón
- Ocote Ralo
- Palmarejo
- Palos Blancos
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Residencial Buena Vista
- Residencial Monte María
- Ringa
- Río Chamelecón
- San Carlos
- San Francisco
- San José de Los Mangos
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis
- Santa Elena
- Tanzintal
- Tres Cerros
- Villanueva

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 Villanueva

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Aguacate
- Quebrada La Pita
- Quebrada Perico
- Quebrada San Lorenzo
- Río Manchaguala

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro Bueyero · 538 m
- Monte La Soledad · 434 m
- Cerro Machia · 367 m
- Cerro Ocotalitos · 334 m
- Cerro La Torre · 77 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 Villanueva and the best time to visit

In Villanueva, 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 Villanueva

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Instituto Hondureño De Seguridad Social · Villanueva 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31810&mlon=-87.99005#map=17/15.31810/-87.99005) 

Bank Banco Atlantida · Villanueva 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.40280&mlon=-88.00375#map=17/15.40280/-88.00375) 

ATM Banpais · San Pedro Sula 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.50108&mlon=-88.02811#map=17/15.50108/-88.02811) 

Petrol pump Uno · Villanueva 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.32954&mlon=-87.99209#map=17/15.32954/-87.99209) 

Hotel Hotel Villa Paraiso · Villanueva 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31460&mlon=-87.99322#map=17/15.31460/-87.99322) 

Mall Metro Plaza Villanueva · Villanueva 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31847&mlon=-87.99202#map=17/15.31847/-87.99202) 

School Escuela Fraternidad · Villanueva 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31783&mlon=-87.99737#map=17/15.31783/-87.99737) 

College CENAE · Villanueva 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31635&mlon=-88.00194#map=17/15.31635/-88.00194) 

Police station Policía de Pimienta · Pimienta 9.2 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 Villanueva

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

- Hospitals4
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps11
- Hotels6
- Shopping malls3
- Schools7
- Colleges and universities3
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies9
- Restaurants34
- Dental clinics7

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 Francisco de Yojoa
- San Manuel
- San Pedro Sula
- Santa Cruz de Yojoa

## Quick answers

- Where is Villanueva?In Cortes Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Villanueva?194,281 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Villanueva?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Villanueva?About 556 people per km²
- What borders Villanueva?Concepcion del Norte, La Lima, Petoa, Pimienta, Potrerillos, Quimistan, San Antonio de Cortes, San Manuel and San Pedro Sula
- How many villages are in Villanueva?78 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Villanueva?Settlements lie between 37 m and 743 m
- What is the highest point in Villanueva?Cerro Bueyero (538 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Villanueva?December to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Villanueva?Instituto Hondureño De Seguridad Social, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Villanueva?Banco Atlantida, about 9.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Villanueva?Banpais, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Villanueva?Uno, about 5.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Villanueva?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Villanueva?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Villanueva?11 mapped
- What is the P-code of Villanueva?HN0511 (OCHA common operational dataset)