# Wampusirpi Municipality, Gracias a Dios Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/wampusirpi/ Municipality · Gracias a Dios Department # Wampusirpi Wampusirpi is a municipality of Honduras in Gracias a Dios Department. It had an estimated **6,296 people** in 2024 on 1,787 km² (about 4 per km²). 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6,296people (2024) - 1,787km² - 4mapped services - 73 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Wampusirpi? Wampusirpi had an estimated **6,296 people** in 2024 — 5.6% of Gracias a Dios Department, 241st of 298 municipalities. There are 947 women for every 1,000 men (below the Gracias a Dios Department figure of 1,042). Spread over 1,787 km², that is about **4 people per km²**, the least densely populated of 298 municipalities. 34.8% of people are children under 15 and 4.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 22 years (it is 23 across Gracias a Dios Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 64 children and older people. 0–4 ****814** 5–9 ****712** 10–14 ****665** 15–19 ****737** 20–24 ****614** 25–29 ****556** 30–34 ****439** 35–39 ****441** 40–44 ****339** 45–49 ****259** 50–54 ****200** 55–59 ****149** 60–64 ****107** 65–69 ****99** 70–74 ****61** 75–79 ****56** 80+ ****48** 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 Wampusirpi? Wampusirpi lies in [Gracias a Dios Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Ahuas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/ahuas/), [Brus Laguna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/brus-laguna/), [Dulce Nombre de Culmi](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/dulce-nombre-de-culmi/) and [Puerto Lempira](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/puerto-lempira/). By area it is the 12th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 11.1% of [Gracias a Dios Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/). The centre of Wampusirpi is about 300 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 93 km from Puerto Lempira, the main town of Gracias a Dios Department. The centre point is at 15.0719° N, -84.6131° 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 Wampusirpi Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Wampusirpi. Settlements here lie between about 37 m and 177 m above sea level (median 73 m). - Ahuas Tihni - Arenas Blancas - Awalwas - Awasbila - Awawas - Bil Almuk - Carrizal - Gocen - Gualpatanta - Krausirpi - Kurhpa - La Pimienta - Nueva esperanza - Panzana - Pimienta - Raiti Bodega - Raya - Sani - Sicsin Tiaica - Sixayari - Tilba - Tukrun - Wampusirpi - Wiwili 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 Wampusirpi Named natural and historic features inside Wampusirpi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams; 1 waterfall. - Cairasa - Camanán - Kara - Quebrada Alwas - Quebrada Kamanan - Río Awawas - Río Sixatigne - Río Sutawala - Sasar - Suta Wala - Tirismi ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Wampusirpi II 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 Wampusirpi and the best time to visit In Wampusirpi, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,809 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (306 mm) and the driest Mar (48 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 100 Feb 24 66 Mar 25 48 Apr 27 51 May 28 136 Jun 27 202 Jul 26 204 Aug 26 188 Sep 26 150 Oct 26 306 Nov 25 225 Dec 24 135 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Wampusirpi Need Nearest mapped Distance School Instituto Monseñor Héctor Enrique Santos · Wampusirpi 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.16035&mlon=-84.61603#map=17/15.16035/-84.61603) 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 Wampusirpi Places mapped inside Wampusirpi in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - 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 - Brus Laguna - Juan Francisco Bulnes - Puerto Lempira - Ramón Villeda Morales ## Quick answers - Where is Wampusirpi?In Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras - What is the population of Wampusirpi?6,296 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Wampusirpi?About 22 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Wampusirpi?About 4 people per km² - What borders Wampusirpi?Ahuas, Brus Laguna, Dulce Nombre de Culmi and Puerto Lempira - How many villages are in Wampusirpi?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Wampusirpi?Settlements lie between 37 m and 177 m - What is the best time to visit Wampusirpi?January to April - What is the P-code of Wampusirpi?HN0906 (OCHA common operational dataset)