# Potrerillos Municipality, El Paraiso Department – Villages

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Municipality · El Paraiso Department 

# Potrerillos

Potrerillos is a municipality of Honduras in El Paraiso Department. It had an estimated **5,467 people** in 2024 on 131 km² (about 42 per km²). 13 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5,467people (2024)
- 131km²
- 1,119 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Potrerillos?

Potrerillos had an estimated **5,467 people** in 2024 — 1.0% of El Paraiso Department, 261st of 298 municipalities. There are 944 women for every 1,000 men (below the El Paraiso Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 131 km², that is about **42 people per km²**, 243rd of 298 municipalities.

29.0% of people are children under 15 and 8.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 26 across El Paraiso Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people.

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5–9 ****544**

10–14 ****511**

15–19 ****504**

20–24 ****421**

25–29 ****448**

30–34 ****396**

35–39 ****409**

40–44 ****370**

45–49 ****286**

50–54 ****218**

55–59 ****223**

60–64 ****163**

65–69 ****154**

70–74 ****105**

75–79 ****61**

80+ ****122**

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 Potrerillos?

Potrerillos lies in [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Jacaleapa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/jacaleapa/), [Moroceli](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/moroceli/) and [Yuscaran](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/yuscaran/). By area it is the 187th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.8% of [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/). The centre of Potrerillos is about 48 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 16 km from Yuscarán, the main town of El Paraiso Department. The centre point is at 14.0579° N, -86.7588° 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 Potrerillos

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Potrerillos. Settlements here lie between about 687 m and 1,154 m above sea level (median 1,119 m).

- Agua Blanca
- El Junquillo
- El Limoncillo
- La Quesera
- Las Crucitas
- Las Delicias
- Lomanillos
- Los Puercos
- Potrerillos
- Río Azul
- Sabana Redonda
- Toreras
- Zurzular

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 Potrerillos

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Agua Dulce
- Quebrada Arenas
- Quebrada Blanca
- Quebrada Chatanas
- Quebrada Fea
- Quebrada La Gripe
- Quebrada Salitre
- Quebrada Sucia
- Toreras

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains.

- Pico California · 1,326 m
- Pico Volcancito · 1,165 m
- Pico Volcán · 1,165 m
- Cerro Los Coyoles · 1,139 m
- Niquidambos · 1,100 m
- Cerro La Peña · 960 m
- Tembladeras · 914 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 Potrerillos and the best time to visit

In Potrerillos, 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 Potrerillos

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospitla Dr. Presentación Centeno · Yuscaran 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.93864&mlon=-86.84816#map=17/13.93864/-86.84816) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Yuscaran 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.94470&mlon=-86.85249#map=17/13.94470/-86.85249) 

Petrol pump Puma · Yuscaran 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.95485&mlon=-86.85461#map=17/13.95485/-86.85461) 

Hotel Yuscarán - Al Natural · Yuscaran 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.97097&mlon=-86.86815#map=17/13.97097/-86.86815) 

Mall Residencial y Centro comercial El Dorado · Danli 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.02314&mlon=-86.58620#map=17/14.02314/-86.58620) 

School Escuela República de Colombia · Jacaleapa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.01679&mlon=-86.67109#map=17/14.01679/-86.67109) 

College INFOP Jacaleapa · Jacaleapa 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.02653&mlon=-86.67293#map=17/14.02653/-86.67293) 

Police station Posta Policial · Yuscaran 16 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.

## Other municipalities in El Paraiso Department

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Potrerillos?In El Paraiso Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Potrerillos?5,467 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Potrerillos?About 27 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Potrerillos?About 42 people per km²
- What borders Potrerillos?Jacaleapa, Moroceli and Yuscaran
- How many villages are in Potrerillos?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Potrerillos?Settlements lie between 687 m and 1,154 m
- What is the highest point in Potrerillos?Pico California (1,326 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Potrerillos?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Potrerillos?Hospitla Dr. Presentación Centeno, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Potrerillos?Banco de Occidente, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Potrerillos?Puma, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Potrerillos?HN0710 (OCHA common operational dataset)