# San Ignacio Municipality, Francisco Morazan Department

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Municipality · Francisco Morazan Department 

# San Ignacio

San Ignacio is a municipality of Honduras in Francisco Morazan Department. It had an estimated **9,714 people** in 2024 on 331 km² (about 29 per km²). 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,714people (2024)
- 331km²
- 1mapped services
- 879 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Ignacio?

San Ignacio had an estimated **9,714 people** in 2024 — 0.5% of Francisco Morazan Department, 190th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,020 women for every 1,000 men (below the Francisco Morazan Department figure of 1,101). Spread over 331 km², that is about **29 people per km²**, 269th of 298 municipalities.

27.4% of people are children under 15 and 10.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 28 across Francisco Morazan Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 61 children and older people.

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5–9 ****865**

10–14 ****866**

15–19 ****806**

20–24 ****691**

25–29 ****692**

30–34 ****681**

35–39 ****721**

40–44 ****612**

45–49 ****505**

50–54 ****503**

55–59 ****443**

60–64 ****382**

65–69 ****324**

70–74 ****266**

75–79 ****197**

80+ ****232**

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 Ignacio?

San Ignacio lies in [Francisco Morazan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Cedros](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/cedros/), [El Porvenir](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/el-porvenir/), [Guaimaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/guaimaca/), [Marale](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/marale/) and [Orica](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/orica/). By area it is the 84th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.9% of [Francisco Morazan Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/). The centre of San Ignacio is about 74 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. The centre point is at 14.7287° N, -87.0463° 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 Ignacio

Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in San Ignacio. The largest with a recorded population: San Ignacio (2,330), El Escanito (1,184), El Escaño de Tepale (1,026) and Urrutia (799). Settlements here lie between about 609 m and 1,244 m above sea level (median 879 m).

- Bajo Grande
- Barrosa
- Calpules
- El Bordo
- El Cacao
- El Censo
- El Chaparral
- El Chapetón
- El Escanito
- El Escaño de Tepale
- El Guanacaste
- El Naranjal
- El Pedregal
- El Portillo de Siales
- El Potrero
- El Progreso
- El Retiro
- El Rodeo
- El Río
- El Salitre
- El Suyatal
- El Tablón
- Escano de Tepales
- Guanacastal
- Guayabillas
- Guayabo
- Hervederos
- Jagua Dulce
- La Burrera
- La Calera
- La Crucita
- La Esperanza
- La Libertad
- La Soledad
- La Tembladera
- Limones
- Mezcales
- Pacheco
- Palos Ralos
- Pedernales
- Portillo de Córdova
- Rodeo Chiquito
- Sabana Larga
- San Ignacio
- San José
- Terreritos
- Urrutia
- Yoculateca

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 Ignacio

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Aguacate
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada La Higuera
- Quebrada Tablas
- Quebrada Vieja
- Río Malaque
- Río San José

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro El Cobre · 1,185 m
- Cerro La Peña · 906 m
- Cerro Guarumas · 875 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 Ignacio and the best time to visit

In San Ignacio, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,111 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (174 mm) and the driest Mar (24 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 20 34 

Feb 22 25 

Mar 23 24 

Apr 25 39 

May 25 131 

Jun 23 174 

Jul 23 112 

Aug 23 121 

Sep 23 159 

Oct 22 157 

Nov 21 76 

Dec 20 59 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Ignacio

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Médico El Porvenir · Guaimaca 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58103&mlon=-87.00073#map=17/14.58103/-87.00073) 

Bank Banrural · Guaimaca 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.54427&mlon=-86.83091#map=17/14.54427/-86.83091) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Suarez · Cedros 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.54445&mlon=-87.08896#map=17/14.54445/-87.08896) 

Hotel Casa Monte Pinar · Cedros 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.56577&mlon=-87.12823#map=17/14.56577/-87.12823) 

Mall Plaza Guaimaca · Guaimaca 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.54297&mlon=-86.83080#map=17/14.54297/-86.83080) 

School Escuela Luis Landa · San Ignacio 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.65977&mlon=-87.03532#map=17/14.65977/-87.03532) 

College Instituto Tecnico Regional Minas de Oro ITRMO · Minas de Oro 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.79318&mlon=-87.33897#map=17/14.79318/-87.33897) 

Police station Estacion de Policia de Cedros · Cedros 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59621&mlon=-87.11943#map=17/14.59621/-87.11943) 

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 Ignacio

Places mapped inside San Ignacio 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 Francisco Morazan Department

- Alubaren
- Cedros
- Curaren
- Distrito Central
- El Porvenir
- Guaimaca
- La Libertad
- La Venta
- Lepaterique
- Maraita
- Marale
- Nueva Armenia
- Ojojona
- Orica
- Reitoca
- Sabanagrande
- San Antonio de Oriente
- San Buenaventura
- San Juan de Flores
- San Miguelito
- Santa Ana
- Santa Lucia
- Talanga
- Tatumbla
- Valle de Angeles
- Vallecillo
- Villa de San Francisco

## Quick answers

- Where is San Ignacio?In Francisco Morazan Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Ignacio?9,714 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Ignacio?About 30 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Ignacio?About 29 people per km²
- What borders San Ignacio?Cedros, El Porvenir, Guaimaca, Marale and Orica
- How many villages are in San Ignacio?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Ignacio?Settlements lie between 609 m and 1,244 m
- What is the highest point in San Ignacio?Cerro El Cobre (1,185 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Ignacio?November to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Ignacio?Centro Médico El Porvenir, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Ignacio?Banrural, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Ignacio?Gasolinera Suarez, about 21 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Ignacio?HN0819 (OCHA common operational dataset)