# Yauyupe Municipality, El Paraiso Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · El Paraiso Department 

# Yauyupe

Yauyupe is a municipality of Honduras in El Paraiso Department. It had an estimated **1,506 people** in 2024 on 65 km² (about 23 per km²). 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,506people (2024)
- 64.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 882 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Yauyupe?

Yauyupe had an estimated **1,506 people** in 2024 — 0.3% of El Paraiso Department, 297th of 298 municipalities. There are 862 women for every 1,000 men (below the El Paraiso Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 65 km², that is about **23 people per km²**, 281st of 298 municipalities.

28.4% of people are children under 15 and 11.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 26 across El Paraiso Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 65 children and older people.

0–4 ****146**

5–9 ****136**

10–14 ****145**

15–19 ****100**

20–24 ****109**

25–29 ****123**

30–34 ****113**

35–39 ****98**

40–44 ****97**

45–49 ****112**

50–54 ****68**

55–59 ****43**

60–64 ****49**

65–69 ****58**

70–74 ****40**

75–79 ****29**

80+ ****40**

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 Yauyupe?

Yauyupe lies in [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Maraita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/maraita/), [Nueva Armenia](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/nueva-armenia/), [San Lucas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/san-lucas/) and [Texiguat](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/texiguat/). By area it is the 257th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 0.9% of [El Paraiso Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/). The centre of Yauyupe is about 39 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 32 km from Yuscarán, the main town of El Paraiso Department. The centre point is at 13.7567° N, -87.0738° 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 Yauyupe

Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Yauyupe. The largest with a recorded population: Yauyupe (1,363). Settlements here lie between about 459 m and 1,338 m above sea level (median 882 m).

- Buena Vista
- Casas Viejas
- Cerro Bonito
- Chagüitillo
- Cusmatú
- El Agua Blanca
- El Cacao
- El Carbón
- El Hornito
- El Liril
- El Naranjo
- El Pescado
- El Picadero
- El Potrero
- El Quebrachal
- El Zapote
- Esconde Panal
- La Crucita
- La Pila
- Las Cuevitas
- Las Iguanas
- Los Arados
- Mancanto
- Orealí
- Plan Grande
- Potrerillos
- Terrero Blanco
- Yauyupe

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 Yauyupe

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Aguas
- Quebrada Buena Vista
- Quebrada Casas Viejas
- Quebrada El Camalotal
- Quebrada El Quebradón
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada La Laguna
- Quebrada La Señorita
- Quebrada Mata de Plátano
- Quebrada Ñero

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 1 hill.

- Peña Blanca · 1,391 m
- Cerro Cusmatú · 1,308 m
- Cerro Los Estiquirines · 964 m
- Cerro El Mogote · 610 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 Yauyupe and the best time to visit

In Yauyupe, 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 Yauyupe

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica De Esperanza · Santa Ana 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.93170&mlon=-87.27140#map=17/13.93170/-87.27140) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · San Antonio de Oriente 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.01220&mlon=-87.01324#map=17/14.01220/-87.01324) 

ATM Ficohsa · Distrito Central 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05391&mlon=-87.22223#map=17/14.05391/-87.22223) 

Petrol pump Texaco Cerro de Hula · Santa Ana 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.95159&mlon=-87.20892#map=17/13.95159/-87.20892) 

Hotel Obsidiana Glamping · Guinope 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.87841&mlon=-86.93916#map=17/13.87841/-86.93916) 

Mall FP Comercial · Distrito Central 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.04663&mlon=-87.15276#map=17/14.04663/-87.15276) 

School Escuela de Yauyupe · Yauyupe 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.74371&mlon=-87.06074#map=17/13.74371/-87.06074) 

College Instituto San Buenaventura · San Buenaventura 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.90111&mlon=-87.20213#map=17/13.90111/-87.20213) 

Police station Posta Policial de Tatumbla · Tatumbla 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.01129&mlon=-87.10170#map=17/14.01129/-87.10170) 

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 Yauyupe

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

- Schools1

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 Lucas
- San Matias
- Soledad
- Teupasenti
- Texiguat
- Trojes
- Vado Ancho
- Yuscaran

## Quick answers

- Where is Yauyupe?In El Paraiso Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Yauyupe?1,506 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Yauyupe?About 30 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Yauyupe?About 23 people per km²
- What borders Yauyupe?Maraita, Nueva Armenia, San Lucas and Texiguat
- How many villages are in Yauyupe?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Yauyupe?Settlements lie between 459 m and 1,338 m
- What is the highest point in Yauyupe?Peña Blanca (1,391 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Yauyupe?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Yauyupe?Clinica De Esperanza, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Yauyupe?Banco de Occidente, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Yauyupe?Ficohsa, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Yauyupe?Texaco Cerro de Hula, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Yauyupe?HN0718 (OCHA common operational dataset)