# Brus Laguna Municipality, Gracias a Dios Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/brus-laguna/ Municipality · Gracias a Dios Department # Brus Laguna Brus Laguna is a municipality of Honduras in Gracias a Dios Department. It had an estimated **16,087 people** in 2024 on 4,392 km² (about 4 per km²). 46 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16,087people (2024) - 4,392km² - 5mapped services - 41 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Brus Laguna? Brus Laguna had an estimated **16,087 people** in 2024 — 14.3% of Gracias a Dios Department, 130th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,073 women for every 1,000 men (above the Gracias a Dios Department figure of 1,042). Spread over 4,392 km², that is about **4 people per km²**, 297th of 298 municipalities. 34.4% of people are children under 15 and 5.2% 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 66 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,953** 5–9 ****1,844** 10–14 ****1,729** 15–19 ****1,648** 20–24 ****1,486** 25–29 ****1,380** 30–34 ****1,234** 35–39 ****1,103** 40–44 ****844** 45–49 ****646** 50–54 ****568** 55–59 ****469** 60–64 ****340** 65–69 ****298** 70–74 ****222** 75–79 ****181** 80+ ****142** 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 Brus Laguna? Brus Laguna lies in [Gracias a Dios Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Ahuas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/ahuas/), [Dulce Nombre de Culmi](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/dulce-nombre-de-culmi/), [Iriona](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/iriona/), [Juan Francisco Bulnes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/juan-francisco-bulnes/) and [Wampusirpi](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/wampusirpi/). By area it is the 3rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 27.2% of [Gracias a Dios Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/). The centre of Brus Laguna is about 306 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 106 km from Puerto Lempira, the main town of Gracias a Dios Department. The centre point is at 15.4535° N, -84.7423° 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 Brus Laguna Open gazetteers list **46 villages, towns and localities** in Brus Laguna. The largest with a recorded population: Brus Laguna (13,224). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 306 m above sea level (median 41 m). - Ahuás Ducpan - Araslaya - Bachilaya - Barra Patuca - Belén - Bilamut - Brabila - Brus Laguna - Buena Vista - Bulbila - Ciudad Paya - Cocobila - Crautara - Esterbrook - Huasma - Ibans - Kahkaraya - Kiauban - Klauban - Krautara - Kuswa Apaika - Marín - Nueva Jerusalen - Oaclanza - Okra Bank - Palmasupa - Pascale - Payabila - Plaplaya - Playa - Potter - Prinsarbila - Ras - Río Plátano - Sipul - Sisinalaka - Sixatara - Tasbarraya - Tawa Tawa - Tilbapaune - Tusi-Cocal - Twitamta - Twitanta - Ulán - Wangkibila - Zapote 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 Brus Laguna Named natural and historic features inside Brus Laguna, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 27 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Botonal - Cana Flores - Comacosne - Crique Ahuás - Crique Arapa - Crique Arasbaya - Crique Cuau - Crique Cusúa - Crique Gualcalupa - Crique Quipani - Dunkro - Huahuás - Laguna Claras - Laguna Punquiera - Laguna Rapa - Quebrada Braubila - Quebrada Bulmitara - Quebrada Guampusilpe - Quebrada Iapahuás - Quebrada La Pimienta - Quebrada Quepeni - Rio Twas - Río Baltilú - Río Bulbila …and 6 more. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Isla Cañones ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Cerro Caunapa · 335 m - Cerro Crautara · 256 m - Cerro de Sipul · 91 m - Cerro Cusúa · 72 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve; 1 nature reserve. - Rio Planato Biosphere Reserve - Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve ### Getting around 5 airfields; 1 airport. - Araslaya - Barra del Patuca - Brewers Lagoon Airport - Laguna de Ibanes Airfield 5 - Wawina Airstrip 4 - Wawina Airstrip 5 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 Brus Laguna and the best time to visit In Brus Laguna, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,734 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (277 mm) and the driest Apr (47 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 113 Feb 23 73 Mar 24 52 Apr 26 47 May 27 117 Jun 26 187 Jul 25 185 Aug 25 171 Sep 25 144 Oct 25 277 Nov 23 224 Dec 23 143 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Brus Laguna Need Nearest mapped Distance School Centro de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe Renovación · Wampusirpi 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.16585&mlon=-84.61940#map=17/15.16585/-84.61940) 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 Brus Laguna Places mapped inside Brus Laguna in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Schools4 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 - Ahuas - Juan Francisco Bulnes - Puerto Lempira - Ramón Villeda Morales - Wampusirpi ## Quick answers - Where is Brus Laguna?In Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras - What is the population of Brus Laguna?16,087 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Brus Laguna?About 23 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Brus Laguna?About 4 people per km² - What borders Brus Laguna?Ahuas, Dulce Nombre de Culmi, Iriona, Juan Francisco Bulnes and Wampusirpi - How many villages are in Brus Laguna?46 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Brus Laguna?Settlements lie between 1 m and 306 m - What is the highest point in Brus Laguna?Cerro Caunapa (335 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Brus Laguna?January to May - How many hospitals are in Brus Laguna?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Brus Laguna?HN0902 (OCHA common operational dataset)