# Alauca Municipality, El Paraiso Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/alauca/

Municipality · El Paraiso Department 

# Alauca

Alauca is a municipality of Honduras in El Paraiso Department. It had an estimated **9,922 people** in 2024 on 198 km² (about 50 per km²). 40 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,922people (2024)
- 198km²
- 3mapped services
- 647 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Alauca?

Alauca had an estimated **9,922 people** in 2024 — 1.9% of El Paraiso Department, 185th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,019 women for every 1,000 men (above the El Paraiso Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 198 km², that is about **50 people per km²**, 225th of 298 municipalities.

26.3% of people are children under 15 and 7.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 26 across El Paraiso Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people.

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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 Alauca?

Alauca lies in [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [El Paraiso](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/el-paraiso/), [Oropoli](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/oropoli/), [San Antonio de Flores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/san-antonio-de-flores/), [San Matias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/san-matias/) and [Yuscaran](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/yuscaran/). By area it is the 141st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.7% of [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/). The centre of Alauca is about 60 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 19 km from Yuscarán, the main town of El Paraiso Department. The centre point is at 13.8542° N, -86.7076° 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 Alauca

Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in Alauca. The largest with a recorded population: Alauca (9,273). Settlements here lie between about 399 m and 1,181 m above sea level (median 647 m).

- Agua Zarca
- Alauca
- Alauca Viejo
- Buena Vista
- Cantón
- Ceniceras
- Chagüite Grande
- Chichigua
- Chinampa
- Chinampas
- El Achiote
- El Cacao
- El Camalotal
- El Cerro
- El Corralito
- El Escogido
- El Jícaro
- El Pedregalito
- El Rodeo
- El Rodeíto
- Jagua
- Jocomico
- La Majadita
- Lagartero
- Las Anonas
- Las Barrancas
- Las Cañas
- Las Limas
- Las Lomitas
- Los Palitos
- Mata Palo
- Momotombo
- Oculi
- Oculí
- Puercal
- Rapador
- Sabana Redonda
- San Antonio
- San José de las Cañas
- Terrero Azul

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 Alauca

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Platanares
- Quebrada Mojón
- Quebrada Salto
- Río Guasure

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro Miliche · 911 m
- Cerro Chinampa · 875 m
- Cerro Buena Vista · 773 m
- Cerro Grande Murra · 625 m
- Cerro Picudo · 509 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 Alauca and the best time to visit

In Alauca, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Dec (21 °C). About 1,122 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (197 mm) and the driest Feb (10 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 12 

Feb 22 10 

Mar 24 12 

Apr 26 40 

May 25 161 

Jun 23 197 

Jul 23 106 

Aug 23 128 

Sep 23 190 

Oct 22 179 

Nov 21 48 

Dec 21 38 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alauca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Alivio del Sufrimiento · El Paraiso 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.86541&mlon=-86.56207#map=17/13.86541/-86.56207) 

Bank Bank · El Paraiso 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.86202&mlon=-86.55258#map=17/13.86202/-86.55258) 

Petrol pump Puma · El Paraiso 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.79434&mlon=-86.57194#map=17/13.79434/-86.57194) 

Hotel Centro Turistico Bella Vista · El Paraiso 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.82696&mlon=-86.57360#map=17/13.82696/-86.57360) 

Mall Residencial y Centro comercial El Dorado · Danli 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.02314&mlon=-86.58620#map=17/14.02314/-86.58620) 

School Escuela República de Honduras · Alauca 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.85064&mlon=-86.68561#map=17/13.85064/-86.68561) 

College INFOP Jacaleapa · Jacaleapa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.02653&mlon=-86.67293#map=17/14.02653/-86.67293) 

Police station Posta Policial · El Paraiso 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.86730&mlon=-86.56299#map=17/13.86730/-86.56299) 

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 Alauca

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

- 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 El Paraiso Department

- Danli
- El Paraiso
- Guinope
- Jacaleapa
- Liure
- Moroceli
- Oropoli
- Potrerillos
- San Antonio de Flores
- San Lucas
- San Matias
- Soledad
- Teupasenti
- Texiguat
- Trojes
- Vado Ancho
- Yauyupe
- Yuscaran

## Quick answers

- Where is Alauca?In El Paraiso Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Alauca?9,922 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Alauca?About 28 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Alauca?About 50 people per km²
- What borders Alauca?El Paraiso, Oropoli, San Antonio de Flores, San Matias and Yuscaran
- How many villages are in Alauca?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Alauca?Settlements lie between 399 m and 1,181 m
- What is the highest point in Alauca?Cerro Miliche (911 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Alauca?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alauca?Hospital Alivio del Sufrimiento, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alauca?Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alauca?Puma, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alauca?HN0702 (OCHA common operational dataset)