# Camasca Municipality, Intibuca Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Intibuca Department 

# Camasca

Camasca is a municipality of Honduras in Intibuca Department. It had an estimated **7,373 people** in 2024 on 66 km² (about 111 per km²). 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7,373people (2024)
- 66.4km²
- 4mapped services
- 552 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Camasca?

Camasca had an estimated **7,373 people** in 2024 — 2.6% of Intibuca Department, 230th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,026 women for every 1,000 men (below the Intibuca Department figure of 1,059). Spread over 66 km², that is about **111 people per km²**, 100th of 298 municipalities.

29.6% of people are children under 15 and 8.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 24 across Intibuca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 62 children and older people.

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35–39 ****500**

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45–49 ****385**

50–54 ****308**

55–59 ****298**

60–64 ****223**

65–69 ****184**

70–74 ****157**

75–79 ****116**

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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 Camasca?

Camasca lies in [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Colomoncagua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/colomoncagua/), [Concepcion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/concepcion/), [Magdalena](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/magdalena/), [Piraera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/piraera/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-antonio/), [San Francisco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-francisco/) and [Santa Lucia](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/santa-lucia/). By area it is the 253rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.1% of [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/). The centre of Camasca is about 128 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 42 km from La Esperanza, the main town of Intibuca Department. The centre point is at 13.9985° N, -88.3932° 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 Camasca

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Camasca. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Cruz (7,089) and Camasca (6,873). Settlements here lie between about 248 m and 943 m above sea level (median 552 m).

- Camasca
- Depeto
- El Carmen
- El Limoncillo
- El Potrero
- El Rancho
- El Rosario
- Hacienda San Isidro
- Hacienda Sta. Lucia
- Jocomico
- La Ceibita
- La Haciendita
- La Soledad
- Las Anonas
- Los Planes
- Palo Verde
- Portillo El Norte
- San Antonio
- San Antonio Del Monte
- San Ignacio
- San Isidro
- San Jerónimo
- San José
- San Juan
- San Juan de Dios
- San Lucas
- San Marcos
- Santa Cruz
- Susuma

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 Camasca

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Jicaques · 938 m
- Hormiguillo · 324 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 Camasca and the best time to visit

In Camasca, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Dec (21 °C). About 1,207 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (229 mm) and the driest Feb (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 9 

Feb 23 8 

Mar 25 9 

Apr 26 36 

May 25 165 

Jun 23 193 

Jul 23 135 

Aug 23 177 

Sep 22 229 

Oct 22 183 

Nov 21 44 

Dec 21 19 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Camasca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Dental San Isidro · Colomoncagua 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00000&mlon=-88.31670#map=17/14.00000/-88.31670) 

Bank Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito · Colomoncagua 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.96283&mlon=-88.27808#map=17/13.96283/-88.27808) 

Petrol pump los mal encarados ,Camasca · Camasca 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.99097&mlon=-88.35460#map=17/13.99097/-88.35460) 

Hotel Hotel Plaza Colonial · Camasca 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00221&mlon=-88.35195#map=17/14.00221/-88.35195) 

Mall Variedades Mersy · La Virtud 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06206&mlon=-88.69836#map=17/14.06206/-88.69836) 

School Instituto Héctor Orlando Gómez Cisneros · Magdalena 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.93161&mlon=-88.37297#map=17/13.93161/-88.37297) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Dolores 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.24251&mlon=-88.37756#map=17/14.24251/-88.37756) 

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 Camasca

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Restaurants2

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 Intibuca Department

- Colomoncagua
- Concepcion
- Dolores
- Intibuca
- Jesus de Otoro
- La Esperanza
- Magdalena
- Masaguara
- San Antonio
- San Francisco de Opalaca
- San Isidro
- San Juan
- San Marcos de Sierra
- San Miguelito
- Santa Lucia
- Yamaranguila

## Quick answers

- Where is Camasca?In Intibuca Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Camasca?7,373 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Camasca?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Camasca?About 111 people per km²
- What borders Camasca?Colomoncagua, Concepcion, Magdalena, Piraera, San Antonio, San Francisco and Santa Lucia
- How many villages are in Camasca?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Camasca?Settlements lie between 248 m and 943 m
- What is the highest point in Camasca?Cerro Jicaques (938 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Camasca?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Camasca?Clinica Dental San Isidro, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Camasca?Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Camasca?los mal encarados ,Camasca, about 4.3 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Camasca?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Camasca?HN1002 (OCHA common operational dataset)