# Dolores Municipality, Intibuca Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/dolores/

Municipality · Intibuca Department 

# Dolores

Dolores is a municipality of Honduras in Intibuca Department. It had an estimated **6,256 people** in 2024 on 82 km² (about 77 per km²). 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,256people (2024)
- 81.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,137 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Dolores?

Dolores had an estimated **6,256 people** in 2024 — 2.2% of Intibuca Department, 243rd of 298 municipalities. There are 868 women for every 1,000 men (below the Intibuca Department figure of 1,059). Spread over 82 km², that is about **77 people per km²**, 165th of 298 municipalities.

32.9% of people are children under 15 and 4.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 24 across Intibuca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 60 children and older people.

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30–34 ****527**

35–39 ****420**

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45–49 ****241**

50–54 ****219**

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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 Dolores?

Dolores lies in [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Erandique](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/erandique/), [San Miguelito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-miguelito/) and [Yamaranguila](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/yamaranguila/). By area it is the 233rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.6% of [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/). The centre of Dolores is about 126 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 22 km from La Esperanza, the main town of Intibuca Department. The centre point is at 14.2613° N, -88.3624° 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 Dolores

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Dolores. The largest with a recorded population: Azacualpa (966). Settlements here lie between about 832 m and 1,502 m above sea level (median 1,137 m).

- Agua Blanca
- Azacualpa
- Dolores
- El Comedero
- El Rancho
- El Rodeo
- Llanos de San Antonio
- Los Hatos
- San José
- Santa Teresa
- Toco

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 Dolores

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

### Water

22 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Laguna Macuelizo
- Quebrada El Roble
- Quebrada El Rodeo
- Quebrada Guante
- Quebrada La Tejera
- Quebrada Las Lajitas
- Quebrada Las Mesitas
- Quebrada Las Puertas
- Quebrada Liquidámbar
- Quebrada Los Cacalotes
- Quebrada Los Conventos
- Quebrada Los Lirios
- Quebrada Piedras Azules
- Quebrada Pilina
- Quebrada Santa Teresa
- Quebrada Yasimaga
- Río Aguacaliente
- Río Azacualpa
- Río Chorrera
- Río Gualmuaca
- Río Guaymi
- Río Lepasile
- San José

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Charasca · 1,010 m
- Cerro Piedra Parada · 983 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 Dolores and the best time to visit

In Dolores, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C). About 1,244 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (219 mm) and the driest Mar (19 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 19 26 

Feb 21 21 

Mar 22 19 

Apr 24 39 

May 23 145 

Jun 22 195 

Jul 22 143 

Aug 22 173 

Sep 21 219 

Oct 21 163 

Nov 19 64 

Dec 19 36 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dolores

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Integral de Salud de San Juan · San Juan 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.39890&mlon=-88.42061#map=17/14.39890/-88.42061) 

Bank Banco Atlántida · La Esperanza 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.30914&mlon=-88.17805#map=17/14.30914/-88.17805) 

ATM Banet Banco de Occidente · Marcala 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15503&mlon=-88.03703#map=17/14.15503/-88.03703) 

Petrol pump Uno · San Juan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.39522&mlon=-88.41801#map=17/14.39522/-88.41801) 

Hotel Huella Lenca · Yamaranguila 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.28032&mlon=-88.21074#map=17/14.28032/-88.21074) 

Mall Centro Comercial Esperanzano · Intibuca 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.31247&mlon=-88.17732#map=17/14.31247/-88.17732) 

School Escuela Cristóbal Colón · Dolores 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.24291&mlon=-88.37878#map=17/14.24291/-88.37878) 

College Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán · La Esperanza 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.30669&mlon=-88.16674#map=17/14.30669/-88.16674) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Dolores 2.6 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 Dolores

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

- Schools1
- Police stations1

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

- Camasca
- Colomoncagua
- Concepcion
- 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 Dolores?In Intibuca Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Dolores?6,256 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Dolores?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Dolores?About 77 people per km²
- What borders Dolores?Erandique, San Miguelito and Yamaranguila
- How many villages are in Dolores?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dolores?Settlements lie between 832 m and 1,502 m
- What is the highest point in Dolores?Cerro Charasca (1,010 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Dolores?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dolores?Centro Integral de Salud de San Juan, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dolores?Banco Atlántida, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dolores?Banet Banco de Occidente, about 37 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dolores?Uno, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dolores?HN1005 (OCHA common operational dataset)