# Vado Ancho Municipality, El Paraiso Department – Villages

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Municipality · El Paraiso Department 

# Vado Ancho

Vado Ancho is a municipality of Honduras in El Paraiso Department. It had an estimated **4,181 people** in 2024 on 68 km² (about 62 per km²). 43 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4,181people (2024)
- 67.8km²
- 671 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Vado Ancho?

Vado Ancho had an estimated **4,181 people** in 2024 — 0.8% of El Paraiso Department, 278th of 298 municipalities. There are 786 women for every 1,000 men (below the El Paraiso Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 68 km², that is about **62 people per km²**, 192nd of 298 municipalities.

28.5% of people are children under 15 and 10.2% 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 63 children and older people.

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35–39 ****271**

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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 Vado Ancho?

Vado Ancho lies in [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Liure](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/liure/), [Morolica](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/morolica/), [San Antonio de Flores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/san-antonio-de-flores/), [San Lucas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/san-lucas/) and [Texiguat](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/texiguat/). By area it is the 251st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 0.9% of [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/). The centre of Vado Ancho is about 56 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 36 km from Yuscarán, the main town of El Paraiso Department. The centre point is at 13.6370° N, -86.9623° 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 Vado Ancho

Open gazetteers list **43 villages, towns and localities** in Vado Ancho. Settlements here lie between about 320 m and 992 m above sea level (median 671 m).

- Apalipí
- Apausupo
- Arado Grande
- Cerro Colorado
- Cerro Lare
- El Achiote
- El Aguacatal
- El Caliche
- El Copal
- El Gualiqueme
- El Guasimal
- El Güiso
- El Hondable
- El Jicaral
- El Jiñocuago
- El Jobo
- El Limón
- El Paso
- El Pastoreo
- El Quebrachal
- El Robledal
- El Tamarindo
- El Tanque
- El Terrero
- Jiñicuago
- La Caoba
- La Chaperna
- La Jagua
- La Lajita
- La Rinconada
- La Vigía
- Las Anonitas
- Las Mesas
- Los Planes
- Palo de Flores
- Planes Tamarindo
- Sarabanda
- Simire
- Sisire
- Tolobre
- Uvillas
- Vado Ancho
- Yaralica

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 Vado Ancho

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- El Güiso
- Quebrada Grande

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Granadillo · 1,182 m
- Cerro del Chile · 963 m
- Cerro Lare · 580 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 Vado Ancho and the best time to visit

In Vado Ancho, 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 Vado Ancho

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Médica Y Laboratorio "San Andres" · Orocuina 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.48170&mlon=-87.10500#map=17/13.48170/-87.10500) 

Bank Banco Azteca · San Marcos de Colon 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.43280&mlon=-86.80719#map=17/13.43280/-86.80719) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera · Orocuina 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.47908&mlon=-87.10094#map=17/13.47908/-87.10094) 

Hotel Obsidiana Glamping · Guinope 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.87841&mlon=-86.93916#map=17/13.87841/-86.93916) 

School Escuela de Morolica · Morolica 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.60130&mlon=-86.93263#map=17/13.60130/-86.93263) 

College Instituto Deptal. Lempira · San Marcos de Colon 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.44008&mlon=-86.80296#map=17/13.44008/-86.80296) 

Police station Posta Policial · Yuscaran 36 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
- Potrerillos
- San Antonio de Flores
- San Lucas
- San Matias
- Soledad
- Teupasenti
- Texiguat
- Trojes
- Yauyupe
- Yuscaran

## Quick answers

- Where is Vado Ancho?In El Paraiso Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Vado Ancho?4,181 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Vado Ancho?About 29 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Vado Ancho?About 62 people per km²
- What borders Vado Ancho?Liure, Morolica, San Antonio de Flores, San Lucas and Texiguat
- How many villages are in Vado Ancho?43 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Vado Ancho?Settlements lie between 320 m and 992 m
- What is the highest point in Vado Ancho?Cerro Granadillo (1,182 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Vado Ancho?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Vado Ancho?Clínica Médica Y Laboratorio "San Andres", about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Vado Ancho?Banco Azteca, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vado Ancho?Gasolinera, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Vado Ancho?HN0717 (OCHA common operational dataset)