# Cabanas Municipality, La Paz Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/cabanas/ Municipality · La Paz Department # Cabanas Cabanas is a municipality of Honduras in La Paz Department. It had an estimated **4,218 people** in 2024 on 155 km² (about 27 per km²). 32 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,218people (2024) - 155km² - 4mapped services - 1,462 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Cabanas? Cabanas had an estimated **4,218 people** in 2024 — 1.8% of La Paz Department, 277th of 298 municipalities. There are 936 women for every 1,000 men (below the La Paz Department figure of 1,055). Spread over 155 km², that is about **27 people per km²**, 275th of 298 municipalities. 35.5% of people are children under 15 and 4.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 24 across La Paz Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 68 children and older people. 0–4 ****509** 5–9 ****488** 10–14 ****502** 15–19 ****422** 20–24 ****308** 25–29 ****331** 30–34 ****299** 35–39 ****332** 40–44 ****276** 45–49 ****186** 50–54 ****129** 55–59 ****139** 60–64 ****91** 65–69 ****79** 70–74 ****54** 75–79 ****39** 80+ ****34** 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 Cabanas? Cabanas lies in [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 2 other municipalities: [Marcala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/marcala/) and [Santa Ana](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/santa-ana/). By area it is the 169th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 6.1% of [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/). The centre of Cabanas is about 89 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 52 km from La Paz, the main town of La Paz Department. The centre point is at 13.9961° N, -88.0267° 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 Cabanas Open gazetteers list **32 villages, towns and localities** in Cabanas. The largest with a recorded population: Los Planes (1,320). Settlements here lie between about 880 m and 1,886 m above sea level (median 1,462 m). - Aguanterique - Aguasinga - Azacualpa - Cabañas - Casa Quemada - Chagüitón Abajo - Chagüitón Arriba - Cruz de Piedra - El Bailadero - El Bramadero - El Carrizal - El Oregano - El Orégano - El Palmar - El Parmar - El Peche - El Potrerito - Gualinga - La Balsera - Las Lajas - Las Lajitas - Llano Alegre - Los Planes - Monte Copado - Portillo del Palmar - Potreritos - Quesera Quemada - Quesera Quemaga - Sabanetas - Sisiguara - Valle Nuevo - Vally Nuevo 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 Cabanas Named natural and historic features inside Cabanas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 13 rivers and streams. - Quebrada El Brincadero - Quebrada El Calambre - Quebrada El Carrizal - Quebrada El Guayabal - Quebrada El Manao - Quebrada Lajas - Quebrada Los Gentiles - Quebrada Matanguara - Quebrada Palmar - Quebrada Revienta - Quebrada de Trancas - Quebrada del Mal Paso - Quebrada del Orégano ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains; 4 hills. - Cerro El Brincadero · 1,807 m - Cerro La Gallina · 1,788 m - Cuesta de Juan Balvino · 1,685 m - Cerro Babilonia · 1,350 m - Cerro El Bailadero · 1,350 m - Cerro El Filón · 1,290 m - Cerro El Cerrón · 1,271 m - Cerro Somoto · 1,106 m - Cerro El Derrumbo · 1,087 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 Cabanas and the best time to visit In Cabanas, 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 Cabanas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro De Salud · Santa Ana 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.90640&mlon=-87.99027#map=17/13.90640/-87.99027) Bank Banadesa · Marcala 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15455&mlon=-88.03419#map=17/14.15455/-88.03419) ATM Wolfran sorto · Marcala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.11682&mlon=-87.99380#map=17/14.11682/-87.99380) Petrol pump Gasolinera Big Petrol · Cabanas 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.04641&mlon=-88.01835#map=17/14.04641/-88.01835) Hotel Sandy Bonilla · Marcala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.14615&mlon=-88.03832#map=17/14.14615/-88.03832) Mall Plaza Marcala · Marcala 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15502&mlon=-88.03458#map=17/14.15502/-88.03458) School Instituto Marlon Oniel Escoto Valerio · Cabanas 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.04475&mlon=-88.01691#map=17/14.04475/-88.01691) College UNAG Sede Regional de Marcala · Marcala 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.16402&mlon=-88.03501#map=17/14.16402/-88.03501) Police station Policía Nacional · Cabanas 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.04575&mlon=-88.01769#map=17/14.04575/-88.01769) 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 Cabanas Places mapped inside Cabanas in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools2 - 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 La Paz Department - Aguanqueterique - Cane - Chinacla - Guajiquiro - La Paz - Lauterique - Marcala - Mercedes de Oriente - Opatoro - San Antonio del Norte - San Jose - San Juan - San Pedro de Tutule - Santa Ana - Santa Elena - Santa Maria - Santiago de Puringla - Yarula ## Quick answers - Where is Cabanas?In La Paz Department, Honduras - What is the population of Cabanas?4,218 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Cabanas?About 23 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Cabanas?About 27 people per km² - What borders Cabanas?Marcala and Santa Ana - How many villages are in Cabanas?32 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cabanas?Settlements lie between 880 m and 1,886 m - What is the highest point in Cabanas?Cerro El Brincadero (1,807 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cabanas?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Cabanas?Centro De Salud, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cabanas?Banadesa, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cabanas?Wolfran sorto, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cabanas?Gasolinera Big Petrol, about 5.7 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Cabanas?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Cabanas?HN1203 (OCHA common operational dataset)