# San Juan Municipality, Intibuca Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-juan/ Municipality · Intibuca Department # San Juan San Juan is a municipality of Honduras in Intibuca Department. It had an estimated **16,207 people** in 2024 on 179 km² (about 90 per km²). 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16,207people (2024) - 179km² - 14mapped services - 1,280 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Juan? San Juan had an estimated **16,207 people** in 2024 — 5.7% of Intibuca Department, 127th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,064 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Intibuca Department figure of 1,059). Spread over 179 km², that is about **90 people per km²**, 139th of 298 municipalities. 35.3% of people are children under 15 and 4.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 22 years (it is 24 across Intibuca Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 65 children and older people. 0–4 ****2,116** 5–9 ****1,866** 10–14 ****1,731** 15–19 ****1,656** 20–24 ****1,642** 25–29 ****1,582** 30–34 ****1,325** 35–39 ****1,032** 40–44 ****723** 45–49 ****596** 50–54 ****525** 55–59 ****415** 60–64 ****342** 65–69 ****248** 70–74 ****160** 75–79 ****92** 80+ ****156** 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 Juan? San Juan lies in [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Belen](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/belen/), [Erandique](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/erandique/), [La Campa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-campa/), [San Francisco de Opalaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-francisco-de-opalaca/), [San Miguelito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-miguelito/) and [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/santa-cruz/). By area it is the 152nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.7% of [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/). The centre of San Juan is about 136 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 30 km from La Esperanza, the main town of Intibuca Department. The centre point is at 14.4141° N, -88.4169° 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 Juan Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in San Juan. Settlements here lie between about 1,125 m and 2,024 m above sea level (median 1,280 m). - Agua Caliente - Azacualpa - Carrizalito - Cocire - El Carrizalito - El Espinal - El Naranjo - El Pelón - El Tarquezal - Hacienda Cosire - La Ceibita - La Espinal - La Soledad - Loma de Horno - Los Peloncitos - Panila - Peloncitos - San Antonio - San Gabriel - San José de Cataulaca - San Juan 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 Juan Named natural and historic features inside San Juan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Laguna Retumbadora - Quebrada San José - Quebrada San Nicolás - Río Agua Blanca - Río Casique - Río Chiquito - Río Gualmoy - Río Jagua - Río San Gabriel ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro El Pelón · 1,259 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 Juan and the best time to visit In San Juan, 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 Juan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Basico Versalles · San Juan 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41116&mlon=-88.42316#map=17/14.41116/-88.42316) Bank Banco Atlántida · Gracias 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58858&mlon=-88.58171#map=17/14.58858/-88.58171) Petrol pump Texaco · San Juan 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41040&mlon=-88.42140#map=17/14.41040/-88.42140) Hotel Hotel San Juan · San Juan 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40505&mlon=-88.42212#map=17/14.40505/-88.42212) Mall Plaza Selah · Intibuca 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40690&mlon=-88.18694#map=17/14.40690/-88.18694) School Escuela Efraín Nolasco · San Juan 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41162&mlon=-88.42255#map=17/14.41162/-88.42255) College Telecentro Gracias UNAH-CUROC · Gracias 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59020&mlon=-88.58099#map=17/14.59020/-88.58099) Police station Policía Nacional · San Juan 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40228&mlon=-88.42275#map=17/14.40228/-88.42275) 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 Juan Places mapped inside San Juan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels3 - Schools3 - Restaurants1 - 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 Francisco de Opalaca - San Isidro - San Marcos de Sierra - San Miguelito - Santa Lucia - Yamaranguila ## Quick answers - Where is San Juan?In Intibuca Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Juan?16,207 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Juan?About 22 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Juan?About 90 people per km² - What borders San Juan?Belen, Erandique, La Campa, San Francisco de Opalaca, San Miguelito and Santa Cruz - How many villages are in San Juan?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Juan?Settlements lie between 1,125 m and 2,024 m - What is the highest point in San Juan?Cerro El Pelón (1,259 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Juan?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to San Juan?Hospital Basico Versalles, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Juan?Banco Atlántida, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Juan?Texaco, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San Juan?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in San Juan?4 mapped - What is the P-code of San Juan?HN1012 (OCHA common operational dataset)