# San Marcos de Sierra Municipality, Intibuca Department

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Municipality · Intibuca Department 

# San Marcos de Sierra

San Marcos de Sierra is a municipality of Honduras in Intibuca Department. It had an estimated **10,414 people** in 2024 on 143 km² (about 73 per km²). 35 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10,414people (2024)
- 143km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,023 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Marcos de Sierra?

San Marcos de Sierra had an estimated **10,414 people** in 2024 — 3.7% of Intibuca Department, 177th of 298 municipalities. There are 878 women for every 1,000 men (below the Intibuca Department figure of 1,059). Spread over 143 km², that is about **73 people per km²**, 174th of 298 municipalities.

34.7% of people are children under 15 and 4.4% 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 64 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,213**

5–9 ****1,265**

10–14 ****1,134**

15–19 ****984**

20–24 ****873**

25–29 ****1,013**

30–34 ****867**

35–39 ****676**

40–44 ****541**

45–49 ****507**

50–54 ****381**

55–59 ****275**

60–64 ****226**

65–69 ****178**

70–74 ****133**

75–79 ****85**

80+ ****63**

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 Marcos de Sierra?

San Marcos de Sierra 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/), [La Esperanza](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/la-esperanza/), [San Francisco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-francisco/), [Santa Elena](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/santa-elena/), [Yamaranguila](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/yamaranguila/) and [Yarula](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/yarula/). By area it is the 176th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.6% of [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/). The centre of San Marcos de Sierra is about 113 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 14.1240° N, -88.2567° 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 Marcos de Sierra

Open gazetteers list **35 villages, towns and localities** in San Marcos de Sierra. Settlements here lie between about 310 m and 1,629 m above sea level (median 1,023 m).

- Aradilla
- Chucuara
- El Arrayán
- El Guanacaste
- El Hondable
- El Picacho
- El Portillón
- El Tablón
- Gelpoa
- Huerta Vieja
- La Calera
- La Ceiba
- Las Aradas
- Las Cuevitas
- Las Delicias
- Llanitos
- Llano de Las Balas
- Lodo Negro
- Los Caraos
- Los Limones
- Los Pinares
- Monte
- Monte Fresco
- Pajuín
- Plan de los Ocotes
- Portillo del Norte
- Rancho Quemado
- Rorruca
- San Agustín
- San Lucas
- San Luis
- San Marcos de Sierra
- Tamaque
- Toril Grande
- Zorrillón

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 Marcos de Sierra

Named natural and historic features inside San Marcos de Sierra, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada Momom
- Quebrada Quilmo
- Quebrada de Chocuara
- Río Camataca

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Llano del Arrozal · 1,246 m
- Cerro Quesique · 1,185 m
- Cerro Epaquire · 1,100 m
- Cerro El Burro · 1,023 m
- Cerro Sumbante · 768 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 Marcos de Sierra and the best time to visit

In San Marcos de Sierra, 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 San Marcos de Sierra

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de salud Nahuaterique · Santa Elena 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05005&mlon=-88.14750#map=17/14.05005/-88.14750) 

Bank Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito · Colomoncagua 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.96283&mlon=-88.27808#map=17/13.96283/-88.27808) 

ATM Banet Banco de Occidente · Marcala 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15503&mlon=-88.03703#map=17/14.15503/-88.03703) 

Petrol pump los mal encarados ,Camasca · Camasca 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.99097&mlon=-88.35460#map=17/13.99097/-88.35460) 

Hotel Hotel y Restaurante Amaya · Concepcion 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.03364&mlon=-88.33836#map=17/14.03364/-88.33836) 

Mall Paseo Kavala · La Esperanza 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.30559&mlon=-88.17525#map=17/14.30559/-88.17525) 

School San Luis School · San Marcos de Sierra 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.13921&mlon=-88.24765#map=17/14.13921/-88.24765) 

College UCENM - Universidad Cristiana Evangélica Nuevo Milenio · La Esperanza 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.30027&mlon=-88.16423#map=17/14.30027/-88.16423) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Santa Elena 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.09475&mlon=-88.11092#map=17/14.09475/-88.11092) 

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 Marcos de Sierra

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

- Schools5

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 Juan
- San Miguelito
- Santa Lucia
- Yamaranguila

## Quick answers

- Where is San Marcos de Sierra?In Intibuca Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Marcos de Sierra?10,414 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Marcos de Sierra?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Marcos de Sierra?About 73 people per km²
- What borders San Marcos de Sierra?Colomoncagua, Concepcion, La Esperanza, San Francisco, Santa Elena, Yamaranguila and Yarula
- How many villages are in San Marcos de Sierra?35 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Marcos de Sierra?Settlements lie between 310 m and 1,629 m
- What is the highest point in San Marcos de Sierra?Llano del Arrozal (1,246 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Marcos de Sierra?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Marcos de Sierra?Centro de salud Nahuaterique, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Marcos de Sierra?Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Marcos de Sierra?Banet Banco de Occidente, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Marcos de Sierra?los mal encarados ,Camasca, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Marcos de Sierra?HN1013 (OCHA common operational dataset)