# Guinope Municipality, El Paraiso Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · El Paraiso Department 

# Guinope

Guinope is a municipality of Honduras in El Paraiso Department. It had an estimated **10,249 people** in 2024 on 201 km² (about 51 per km²). 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10,249people (2024)
- 201km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,326 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Guinope?

Guinope had an estimated **10,249 people** in 2024 — 2.0% of El Paraiso Department, 180th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,013 women for every 1,000 men (above the El Paraiso Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 201 km², that is about **51 people per km²**, 221st of 298 municipalities.

26.0% of people are children under 15 and 7.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 26 across El Paraiso Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 50 children and older people.

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25–29 ****858**

30–34 ****787**

35–39 ****828**

40–44 ****670**

45–49 ****600**

50–54 ****500**

55–59 ****458**

60–64 ****336**

65–69 ****251**

70–74 ****217**

75–79 ****142**

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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 Guinope?

Guinope lies in [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Maraita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/maraita/), [Oropoli](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/oropoli/), [San Antonio de Oriente](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/san-antonio-de-oriente/), [San Lucas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/san-lucas/) and [Yuscaran](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/yuscaran/). By area it is the 136th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.7% of [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/). The centre of Guinope is about 38 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 12 km from Yuscarán, the main town of El Paraiso Department. The centre point is at 13.8739° N, -86.9320° 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 Guinope

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Guinope. The largest with a recorded population: Güinope (8,794). Settlements here lie between about 1,011 m and 1,851 m above sea level (median 1,326 m).

- Barranco Blanco
- Cañada del Toro
- El Espino
- El Hondable
- El Lindero
- El Ocotal
- Galeras
- Güinope
- La Quesera
- Las Calabaceras
- Las Casitas
- Las Congojas
- Las Piedras
- Las Pilas
- Lavanderos
- Liquidámbar
- Lizapa
- Los Chagüites
- Los Chagüitillos
- Los Mulules
- Manzaragua
- Pacayas
- Sabana Abajo
- Santa Rosa

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 Guinope

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Lajas
- Lona
- Quebrada Cuño
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada La Fortuna
- Quebrada La Vega
- Quebrada de Juan Pablo
- Quebrada de Uvillas
- Río Leotuna
- Río Mata Indio

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro La Vieja · 1,712 m
- Loma de los Mulules · 1,461 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 Guinope and the best time to visit

In Guinope, 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 Guinope

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospitla Dr. Presentación Centeno · Yuscaran 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.93864&mlon=-86.84816#map=17/13.93864/-86.84816) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Yuscaran 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.94470&mlon=-86.85249#map=17/13.94470/-86.85249) 

ATM Ecoplaza · Distrito Central 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.09254&mlon=-87.15675#map=17/14.09254/-87.15675) 

Petrol pump Puma · Yuscaran 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.95485&mlon=-86.85461#map=17/13.95485/-86.85461) 

Hotel Obsidiana Glamping · Guinope 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.87841&mlon=-86.93916#map=17/13.87841/-86.93916) 

Mall FP Comercial · Distrito Central 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.04663&mlon=-87.15276#map=17/14.04663/-87.15276) 

School Instituto Técnico Güinope · Guinope 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.88191&mlon=-86.93602#map=17/13.88191/-86.93602) 

College Zamorano - Escuela Agrícola Panamericana · San Antonio de Oriente 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.01139&mlon=-86.99647#map=17/14.01139/-86.99647) 

Police station Posta Policial · Yuscaran 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.94366&mlon=-86.85202#map=17/13.94366/-86.85202) 

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 Guinope

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

- Hotels2
- Schools2
- Restaurants2

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

- Alauca
- Danli
- El Paraiso
- 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 Guinope?In El Paraiso Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Guinope?10,249 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Guinope?About 29 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Guinope?About 51 people per km²
- What borders Guinope?Maraita, Oropoli, San Antonio de Oriente, San Lucas and Yuscaran
- How many villages are in Guinope?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guinope?Settlements lie between 1,011 m and 1,851 m
- What is the highest point in Guinope?Cerro La Vieja (1,712 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Guinope?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guinope?Hospitla Dr. Presentación Centeno, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Guinope?Banco de Occidente, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Guinope?Ecoplaza, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guinope?Puma, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Guinope?HN0705 (OCHA common operational dataset)