# Utila Municipality, Islas de La Bahia Department – Villages

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Municipality · Islas de La Bahia Department 

# Utila

Utila is a municipality of Honduras in Islas de La Bahia Department. It had an estimated **5,363 people** in 2024 on 42 km² (about 128 per km²). 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 102 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,363people (2024)
- 41.9km²
- 102mapped services
- 16 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Utila?

Utila had an estimated **5,363 people** in 2024 — 6.5% of Islas de La Bahia Department, 263rd of 298 municipalities. There are 1,139 women for every 1,000 men (above the Islas de La Bahia Department figure of 1,067). Spread over 42 km², that is about **128 people per km²**, 76th of 298 municipalities.

28.1% of people are children under 15 and 9.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 29 years (it is 25 across Islas de La Bahia Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people.

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5–9 ****558**

10–14 ****508**

15–19 ****467**

20–24 ****434**

25–29 ****380**

30–34 ****396**

35–39 ****388**

40–44 ****371**

45–49 ****278**

50–54 ****227**

55–59 ****205**

60–64 ****222**

65–69 ****152**

70–74 ****112**

75–79 ****106**

80+ ****116**

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 Utila?

Utila lies in [Islas de La Bahia Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/islas-de-la-bahia/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). By area it is the 286th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 18.2% of [Islas de La Bahia Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/islas-de-la-bahia/). The centre of Utila is about 226 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 50 km from Coxen Hole, the main town of Islas de La Bahia Department. The centre point is at 16.0964° N, -86.9489° 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 Utila

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Utila.

- Big Rock
- Camponado
- David Beach
- Down Cay
- El Centro
- La Punta
- Lower Lagoon
- Naranjal
- New Jericho
- Pumpkin Hill
- Sandy Bay
- The Hill
- Up Cay
- Utila

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 Utila

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

### Coast and islands

1 island; 1 bay.

- Isla de Utila
- Puerto Este

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Utila Airport

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 Utila and the best time to visit

In Utila, the warmest month is Sep (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 2,068 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (322 mm) and the driest Apr (52 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 207 

Feb 25 123 

Mar 25 90 

Apr 27 52 

May 27 101 

Jun 28 164 

Jul 27 152 

Aug 28 155 

Sep 28 179 

Oct 27 305 

Nov 26 322 

Dec 25 219 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Utila

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Utila Medical Center · Utila 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.09777&mlon=-86.89768#map=17/16.09777/-86.89768) 

Bank Banco Atlantida · Utila 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.09649&mlon=-86.89427#map=17/16.09649/-86.89427) 

Petrol pump Shell Del Mar · Utila 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.09753&mlon=-86.89742#map=17/16.09753/-86.89742) 

Hotel Hotel Kayla · Utila 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.06409&mlon=-86.96379#map=17/16.06409/-86.96379) 

Mall Plaza del Sol · La Ceiba 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.78545&mlon=-86.79231#map=17/15.78545/-86.79231) 

School Utila Cays Diving · Utila 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.06417&mlon=-86.96391#map=17/16.06417/-86.96391) 

College INFOP · La Ceiba 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.77571&mlon=-86.80287#map=17/15.77571/-86.80287) 

Police station National Police · Utila 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=16.10181&mlon=-86.89608#map=17/16.10181/-86.89608) 

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 Utila

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

- Hospitals3
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels31
- Schools5
- Cinemas1
- Restaurants59
- 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 Islas de La Bahia Department

- Guanaja
- Jose Santos Guardiola
- Roatan

## Quick answers

- Where is Utila?In Islas de La Bahia Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Utila?5,363 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Utila?About 29 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Utila?About 128 people per km²
- How many villages are in Utila?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Utila?March to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Utila?Utila Medical Center, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Utila?Banco Atlantida, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Utila?Shell Del Mar, about 5.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Utila?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Utila?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Utila?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Utila?HN1104 (OCHA common operational dataset)