# San Francisco de Opalaca Municipality, Intibuca Department

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Municipality · Intibuca Department 

# San Francisco de Opalaca

San Francisco de Opalaca is a municipality of Honduras in Intibuca Department. It had an estimated **14,560 people** in 2024 on 289 km² (about 50 per km²). 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 14,560people (2024)
- 289km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,317 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Francisco de Opalaca?

San Francisco de Opalaca had an estimated **14,560 people** in 2024 — 5.1% of Intibuca Department, 139th of 298 municipalities. There are 915 women for every 1,000 men (below the Intibuca Department figure of 1,059). Spread over 289 km², that is about **50 people per km²**, 224th of 298 municipalities.

34.4% of people are children under 15 and 4.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 24 across Intibuca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,675**

5–9 ****1,740**

10–14 ****1,597**

15–19 ****1,346**

20–24 ****1,395**

25–29 ****1,401**

30–34 ****1,210**

35–39 ****1,032**

40–44 ****783**

45–49 ****706**

50–54 ****396**

55–59 ****396**

60–64 ****278**

65–69 ****251**

70–74 ****147**

75–79 ****131**

80+ ****76**

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 San Francisco de Opalaca?

San Francisco de Opalaca lies in [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 10 other municipalities: [Belen](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/belen/), [Gracias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gracias/), [Intibuca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/intibuca/), [La Esperanza](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/la-esperanza/), [La Iguala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-iguala/), [San Francisco de Ojuera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-francisco-de-ojuera/), [San Juan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-juan/), [San Miguelito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-miguelito/), [San Rafael](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-rafael/) and [Yamaranguila](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/yamaranguila/). By area it is the 98th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 9.3% of [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/). The centre of San Francisco de Opalaca is about 127 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 28 km from La Esperanza, the main town of Intibuca Department. The centre point is at 14.5201° N, -88.2971° 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 San Francisco de Opalaca

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in San Francisco de Opalaca. Settlements here lie between about 736 m and 1,988 m above sea level (median 1,317 m).

- Agua Sucia
- Buenos Aires
- Cabeceras de La Quebrada del Tambor
- Cabeceras del Río Negro
- El Calichal
- El Diviso
- El Gavilán
- El Naranjo
- El Palmar
- El Pinal
- El Venado
- El Vijagual
- El Zacatal
- La Angostura
- La Ceibita
- La Pimientilla
- Los Cedros
- Monte Verde
- Ojo de Agua
- Peñas Blancas
- Piedra Rayada
- Plan de Barrios
- Plan de Encima
- San Francisco de Opalaca
- San Lorenzo
- Santa Fe

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 San Francisco de Opalaca

Named natural and historic features inside San Francisco de Opalaca, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

14 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Chaparro
- Quebrada Holominas
- Quebrada Pimienta
- Río Blanco
- Río Chiquito
- Río Colorado
- Río Copantillo
- Río Cánjel
- Río El Naranjo
- Río Grande de Manazapa
- Río Negro
- Río Ojo de Agua
- Río San Miguel
- Río Zarco

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Joconal · 2,097 m
- Cerro Azul · 1,963 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 San Francisco de Opalaca and the best time to visit

In San Francisco de Opalaca, 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 San Francisco de Opalaca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Basico Versalles · San Juan 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41116&mlon=-88.42316#map=17/14.41116/-88.42316) 

Bank Banco Atlántida · La Esperanza 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.30914&mlon=-88.17805#map=17/14.30914/-88.17805) 

Petrol pump Texaco · San Juan 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41040&mlon=-88.42140#map=17/14.41040/-88.42140) 

Hotel Hotel San Juan · San Juan 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40505&mlon=-88.42212#map=17/14.40505/-88.42212) 

Mall Plaza Selah · Intibuca 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40690&mlon=-88.18694#map=17/14.40690/-88.18694) 

School Centro de Edacación Básica Juan Lindo · San Francisco de Opalaca 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.56458&mlon=-88.31158#map=17/14.56458/-88.31158) 

College Seminario Mayor Santa María de las Gracias · Intibuca 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.31770&mlon=-88.16296#map=17/14.31770/-88.16296) 

Police station Policía Nacional · San Francisco de Opalaca 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.57092&mlon=-88.30939#map=17/14.57092/-88.30939) 

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 San Francisco de Opalaca

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

- Schools2
- 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
- Dolores
- Intibuca
- Jesus de Otoro
- La Esperanza
- Magdalena
- Masaguara
- San Antonio
- San Isidro
- San Juan
- San Marcos de Sierra
- San Miguelito
- Santa Lucia
- Yamaranguila

## Quick answers

- Where is San Francisco de Opalaca?In Intibuca Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Francisco de Opalaca?14,560 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Francisco de Opalaca?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Francisco de Opalaca?About 50 people per km²
- What borders San Francisco de Opalaca?Belen, Gracias, Intibuca, La Esperanza, La Iguala, San Francisco de Ojuera, San Juan, San Miguelito, San Rafael and Yamaranguila
- How many villages are in San Francisco de Opalaca?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Francisco de Opalaca?Settlements lie between 736 m and 1,988 m
- What is the highest point in San Francisco de Opalaca?Cerro Joconal (2,097 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Francisco de Opalaca?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Francisco de Opalaca?Hospital Basico Versalles, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Francisco de Opalaca?Banco Atlántida, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Francisco de Opalaca?Texaco, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Francisco de Opalaca?HN1017 (OCHA common operational dataset)