# San Lucas Municipality, El Paraiso Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/san-lucas/ Municipality · El Paraiso Department # San Lucas San Lucas is a municipality of Honduras in El Paraiso Department. It had an estimated **8,774 people** in 2024 on 127 km² (about 69 per km²). 27 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8,774people (2024) - 127km² - 3mapped services - 1,280 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Lucas? San Lucas had an estimated **8,774 people** in 2024 — 1.7% of El Paraiso Department, 207th of 298 municipalities. There are 936 women for every 1,000 men (below the El Paraiso Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 127 km², that is about **69 people per km²**, 181st of 298 municipalities. 29.2% of people are children under 15 and 8.4% 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 60 children and older people. 0–4 ****896** 5–9 ****828** 10–14 ****841** 15–19 ****835** 20–24 ****740** 25–29 ****714** 30–34 ****628** 35–39 ****627** 40–44 ****490** 45–49 ****456** 50–54 ****386** 55–59 ****313** 60–64 ****280** 65–69 ****250** 70–74 ****200** 75–79 ****127** 80+ ****163** 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 Lucas? San Lucas lies in [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Guinope](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/guinope/), [Maraita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/maraita/), [Oropoli](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/oropoli/), [San Antonio de Flores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/san-antonio-de-flores/), [Texiguat](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/texiguat/), [Vado Ancho](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/vado-ancho/) and [Yauyupe](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/yauyupe/). By area it is the 190th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.7% of [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/). The centre of San Lucas is about 47 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 24 km from Yuscarán, the main town of El Paraiso Department. The centre point is at 13.7449° N, -86.9387° 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 Lucas Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in San Lucas. The largest with a recorded population: San Lucas (1,307). Settlements here lie between about 740 m and 1,638 m above sea level (median 1,280 m). - Apali - Candelaria - El Aceituno - El Ciruelo - El Corralito - El Hondable - El Matasano - El Rincón de los Potreros - El Zarzal - El Zursular - Junacatal - La Candelaria - La Laguna - La Montaña - La Montañita - Las Cañas - Las Cruces - Las Mesas - Los Arrayanes - Los Quebrachos - Los Rapadores - Mata de Plátano - Palín - Potrerillos - Sabana Redonda - San Lucas - Talanguita 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 Lucas Named natural and historic features inside San Lucas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Honda - Quebrada Las Pacayas - Quebrada de Junacatal - Río Arrayán - Río Potrerillos ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Cerro Grande · 1,323 m - Cerro Gordo · 1,273 m - Cerro Copantillo · 997 m - Cerro Pinabetal · 882 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 San Lucas and the best time to visit In San Lucas, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Nov (23 °C). About 1,237 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (240 mm) and the driest Jan (5 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 24 5 Feb 25 5 Mar 27 9 Apr 28 39 May 26 187 Jun 24 216 Jul 25 104 Aug 25 142 Sep 24 240 Oct 23 226 Nov 23 40 Dec 23 24 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Lucas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospitla Dr. Presentación Centeno · Yuscaran 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.93864&mlon=-86.84816#map=17/13.93864/-86.84816) Bank Banco de Occidente · Yuscaran 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.94470&mlon=-86.85249#map=17/13.94470/-86.85249) Petrol pump Puma · Yuscaran 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.95485&mlon=-86.85461#map=17/13.95485/-86.85461) Hotel Obsidiana Glamping · Guinope 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.87841&mlon=-86.93916#map=17/13.87841/-86.93916) School Escuela Pedro Nufio · San Lucas 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74113&mlon=-86.95603#map=17/13.74113/-86.95603) College Escuela Agricola Panamericana El Zamorano · San Antonio de Oriente 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00778&mlon=-87.00917#map=17/14.00778/-87.00917) Police station Posta Policial · Yuscaran 24 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 San Lucas Places mapped inside San Lucas 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 - Alauca - Danli - El Paraiso - Guinope - Jacaleapa - Liure - Moroceli - Oropoli - Potrerillos - San Antonio de Flores - San Matias - Soledad - Teupasenti - Texiguat - Trojes - Vado Ancho - Yauyupe - Yuscaran ## Quick answers - Where is San Lucas?In El Paraiso Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Lucas?8,774 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Lucas?About 27 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Lucas?About 69 people per km² - What borders San Lucas?Guinope, Maraita, Oropoli, San Antonio de Flores, Texiguat, Vado Ancho and Yauyupe - How many villages are in San Lucas?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Lucas?Settlements lie between 740 m and 1,638 m - What is the highest point in San Lucas?Cerro Grande (1,323 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Lucas?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to San Lucas?Hospitla Dr. Presentación Centeno, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Lucas?Banco de Occidente, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Lucas?Puma, about 25 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Lucas?HN0712 (OCHA common operational dataset)