# Ahuas Municipality, Gracias a Dios Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/ahuas/ Municipality · Gracias a Dios Department # Ahuas Ahuas is a municipality of Honduras in Gracias a Dios Department. It had an estimated **9,815 people** in 2024 on 1,315 km² (about 7 per km²). 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9,815people (2024) - 1,315km² - 1mapped services - 12 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Ahuas? Ahuas had an estimated **9,815 people** in 2024 — 8.7% of Gracias a Dios Department, 187th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,069 women for every 1,000 men (above the Gracias a Dios Department figure of 1,042). Spread over 1,315 km², that is about **7 people per km²**, 295th of 298 municipalities. 33.9% of people are children under 15 and 5.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 23 across Gracias a Dios Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 65 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,146** 5–9 ****1,076** 10–14 ****1,108** 15–19 ****972** 20–24 ****914** 25–29 ****831** 30–34 ****705** 35–39 ****649** 40–44 ****470** 45–49 ****489** 50–54 ****344** 55–59 ****305** 60–64 ****273** 65–69 ****210** 70–74 ****125** 75–79 ****73** 80+ ****125** 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 Ahuas? Ahuas lies in [Gracias a Dios Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Brus Laguna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/brus-laguna/), [Puerto Lempira](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/puerto-lempira/) and [Wampusirpi](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/wampusirpi/). By area it is the 15th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 8.1% of [Gracias a Dios Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/). The centre of Ahuas is about 350 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 61 km from Puerto Lempira, the main town of Gracias a Dios Department. The centre point is at 15.4931° N, -84.2960° 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 Ahuas Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Ahuas. The largest with a recorded population: Auas (1,505), Wawina (1,481), Paptalaya (1,227) and Wasma (969). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 25 m above sea level (median 12 m). - Ahuas - Auas - Brabila - Gaurunta - Kropunta - Krupunta - Kuihera - Naranjal - Paptalaya - Tilba - Torboa - Turbuwa - Usumpumpura - Waksma - Warunta - Wasma - Wawina 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 Ahuas Named natural and historic features inside Ahuas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Crique Cuascuraya - Crique Huasailquira - Crique Paloma Supa - Crique Ura Ora - Laguna Warunta - Río Cruta - Río Huisprine - Río Ribra - Río Siksatingni ### Getting around 1 airport. - Ahuas Airport 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 Ahuas and the best time to visit In Ahuas, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 2,071 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (349 mm) and the driest Mar (56 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 123 Feb 24 78 Mar 26 56 Apr 27 58 May 28 145 Jun 27 222 Jul 27 228 Aug 27 207 Sep 27 169 Oct 26 349 Nov 25 270 Dec 24 165 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ahuas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Clínica Evangélica Morava · Ahuas 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.48436&mlon=-84.35630#map=17/15.48436/-84.35630) School Instituto Oficial Renacimiento · Brus Laguna 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.75043&mlon=-84.54281#map=17/15.75043/-84.54281) 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 Ahuas Places mapped inside Ahuas in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 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 Gracias a Dios Department - Brus Laguna - Juan Francisco Bulnes - Puerto Lempira - Ramón Villeda Morales - Wampusirpi ## Quick answers - Where is Ahuas?In Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras - What is the population of Ahuas?9,815 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Ahuas?About 23 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Ahuas?About 7 people per km² - What borders Ahuas?Brus Laguna, Puerto Lempira and Wampusirpi - How many villages are in Ahuas?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ahuas?Settlements lie between 7 m and 25 m - What is the best time to visit Ahuas?February to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Ahuas?Clínica Evangélica Morava, about 6.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ahuas?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ahuas?HN0903 (OCHA common operational dataset)