# San Miguelito Municipality, Intibuca Department – Villages

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Municipality · Intibuca Department 

# San Miguelito

San Miguelito is a municipality of Honduras in Intibuca Department. It had an estimated **9,955 people** in 2024 on 162 km² (about 61 per km²). 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,955people (2024)
- 162km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,316 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Miguelito?

San Miguelito had an estimated **9,955 people** in 2024 — 3.5% of Intibuca Department, 184th of 298 municipalities. There are 944 women for every 1,000 men (below the Intibuca Department figure of 1,059). Spread over 162 km², that is about **61 people per km²**, 194th of 298 municipalities.

34.0% of people are children under 15 and 4.1% 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 61 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,155**

5–9 ****1,111**

10–14 ****1,116**

15–19 ****994**

20–24 ****995**

25–29 ****983**

30–34 ****810**

35–39 ****666**

40–44 ****553**

45–49 ****414**

50–54 ****304**

55–59 ****254**

60–64 ****193**

65–69 ****157**

70–74 ****102**

75–79 ****100**

80+ ****48**

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 Miguelito?

San Miguelito lies in [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Dolores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/dolores/), [Erandique](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/erandique/), [San Francisco de Opalaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-francisco-de-opalaca/), [San Juan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-juan/) and [Yamaranguila](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/yamaranguila/). By area it is the 164th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.2% of [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/). The centre of San Miguelito is about 127 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 20 km from La Esperanza, the main town of Intibuca Department. The centre point is at 14.3736° N, -88.3419° 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 Miguelito

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in San Miguelito. Settlements here lie between about 1,000 m and 1,899 m above sea level (median 1,316 m).

- Agua Blanca
- Agua Zarca
- Azacualpa Grande
- Cangual
- Carrizal
- Chupocay
- Cofradía
- El Carrizal
- El Cerro
- El Platanar
- La Misión
- La Segua
- Laguna Grande
- Los Liros
- Mal Paso
- Mangual
- Meyanguel
- San Antonio
- San Miguel Guancapla
- San Miguelito Guancapla
- Santo Tomás
- Segua

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 Miguelito

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

### Water

14 rivers and streams.

- Cofradía
- El Membrillo
- Quebrada El Jute
- Quebrada El Mango
- Quebrada El Rancho
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada Los Cantaritos
- Quebrada Piedra Redonda
- Quebrada Toltuga
- Río Azacualpa
- Río Chiquito
- Río Erayocla
- Río Mangual
- Río Naranjo

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro Cacho · 1,980 m
- Monte Cangual · 1,899 m
- Monte Chupuca · 1,773 m
- Cerro Segua · 1,749 m
- Choluta · 1,319 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 Miguelito and the best time to visit

In San Miguelito, 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 Miguelito

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Integral de Salud de San Juan · San Juan 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.39890&mlon=-88.42061#map=17/14.39890/-88.42061) 

Bank Banco Atlántida · La Esperanza 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.30914&mlon=-88.17805#map=17/14.30914/-88.17805) 

Petrol pump Puma · San Juan 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.39807&mlon=-88.41413#map=17/14.39807/-88.41413) 

Hotel María Ondina Plaza Hotel · San Juan 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40239&mlon=-88.42220#map=17/14.40239/-88.42220) 

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

School Instituto Rafael Pineda Ponce · San Miguelito 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.34893&mlon=-88.35700#map=17/14.34893/-88.35700) 

College Escuela Normal Occidente · Intibuca 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.30861&mlon=-88.16631#map=17/14.30861/-88.16631) 

Police station Policía Nacional · San Miguelito 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.34324&mlon=-88.36621#map=17/14.34324/-88.36621) 

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 Miguelito

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

- Schools2
- 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 Juan
- San Marcos de Sierra
- Santa Lucia
- Yamaranguila

## Quick answers

- Where is San Miguelito?In Intibuca Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Miguelito?9,955 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Miguelito?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Miguelito?About 61 people per km²
- What borders San Miguelito?Dolores, Erandique, San Francisco de Opalaca, San Juan and Yamaranguila
- How many villages are in San Miguelito?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Miguelito?Settlements lie between 1,000 m and 1,899 m
- What is the highest point in San Miguelito?Cerro Cacho (1,980 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Miguelito?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Miguelito?Centro Integral de Salud de San Juan, about 8.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Miguelito?Banco Atlántida, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Miguelito?Puma, about 8.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Miguelito?HN1014 (OCHA common operational dataset)