# Santa Lucia Municipality, Intibuca Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/santa-lucia/

Municipality · Intibuca Department 

# Santa Lucia

Santa Lucia is a municipality of Honduras in Intibuca Department. It had an estimated **5,806 people** in 2024 on 62 km² (about 93 per km²). 10 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 5,806people (2024)
- 62.2km²
- 424 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Santa Lucia?

Santa Lucia had an estimated **5,806 people** in 2024 — 2.0% of Intibuca Department, 252nd of 298 municipalities. There are 1,164 women for every 1,000 men (above the Intibuca Department figure of 1,059). Spread over 62 km², that is about **93 people per km²**, 129th of 298 municipalities.

32.7% of people are children under 15 and 7.8% 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 68 children and older people.

0–4 ****665**

5–9 ****603**

10–14 ****629**

15–19 ****610**

20–24 ****494**

25–29 ****421**

30–34 ****373**

35–39 ****405**

40–44 ****313**

45–49 ****257**

50–54 ****238**

55–59 ****162**

60–64 ****185**

65–69 ****148**

70–74 ****134**

75–79 ****72**

80+ ****97**

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 Santa Lucia?

Santa Lucia lies in [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Camasca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/camasca/), [Magdalena](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/magdalena/) and [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-antonio/). By area it is the 263rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.0% of [Intibuca Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/). The centre of Santa Lucia is about 132 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 51 km from La Esperanza, the main town of Intibuca Department. The centre point is at 13.9083° N, -88.4182° 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 Santa Lucia

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Lucia. Settlements here lie between about 134 m and 559 m above sea level (median 424 m).

- Cumaro
- El Culucón
- La Caridad
- La Trinidad
- Pengue
- San Antonio
- San Esteban
- San Matías
- Santa Lucía
- Teselú

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 Santa Lucia

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Agua Amarilla
- Quebrada Honda
- Río Chibre

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Cerro Teselú · 559 m
- Cerro Las Ventanas · 385 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 Santa Lucia and the best time to visit

In Santa Lucia, 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 Santa Lucia

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Dental San Isidro · Colomoncagua 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00000&mlon=-88.31670#map=17/14.00000/-88.31670) 

Bank Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito · Colomoncagua 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.96283&mlon=-88.27808#map=17/13.96283/-88.27808) 

Petrol pump los mal encarados ,Camasca · Camasca 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.99097&mlon=-88.35460#map=17/13.99097/-88.35460) 

Hotel Hotel Plaza Colonial · Camasca 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00221&mlon=-88.35195#map=17/14.00221/-88.35195) 

Mall Variedades Mersy · La Virtud 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06206&mlon=-88.69836#map=17/14.06206/-88.69836) 

School Instituto Héctor Orlando Gómez Cisneros · Magdalena 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.93161&mlon=-88.37297#map=17/13.93161/-88.37297) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Dolores 37 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.

## 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
- San Miguelito
- Yamaranguila

## Quick answers

- Where is Santa Lucia?In Intibuca Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Santa Lucia?5,806 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Santa Lucia?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Santa Lucia?About 93 people per km²
- What borders Santa Lucia?Camasca, Magdalena and San Antonio
- How many villages are in Santa Lucia?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Santa Lucia?Settlements lie between 134 m and 559 m
- What is the highest point in Santa Lucia?Cerro Teselú (559 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Santa Lucia?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Lucia?Clinica Dental San Isidro, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Santa Lucia?Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Lucia?los mal encarados ,Camasca, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Santa Lucia?HN1015 (OCHA common operational dataset)
