# Cane Municipality, La Paz Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/cane/ Municipality · La Paz Department # Cane Cane is a municipality of Honduras in La Paz Department. It had an estimated **5,264 people** in 2024 on 47 km² (about 112 per km²). 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5,264people (2024) - 46.8km² - 2mapped services - 944 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Cane? Cane had an estimated **5,264 people** in 2024 — 2.2% of La Paz Department, 267th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,268 women for every 1,000 men (above the La Paz Department figure of 1,055). Spread over 47 km², that is about **112 people per km²**, 95th of 298 municipalities. 28.2% of people are children under 15 and 10.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 24 across La Paz Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 62 children and older people. 0–4 ****491** 5–9 ****475** 10–14 ****518** 15–19 ****549** 20–24 ****474** 25–29 ****374** 30–34 ****389** 35–39 ****318** 40–44 ****325** 45–49 ****251** 50–54 ****199** 55–59 ****213** 60–64 ****159** 65–69 ****160** 70–74 ****118** 75–79 ****109** 80+ ****142** 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 Cane? Cane lies in [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Humuya](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/humuya/), [La Paz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/la-paz/), [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/san-sebastian/) and [Villa de San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/comayagua/villa-de-san-antonio/). By area it is the 282nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.8% of [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/). The centre of Cane is about 56 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 4.2 km from La Paz, the main town of La Paz Department. The centre point is at 14.2840° N, -87.6823° 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 Cane Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Cane. The largest with a recorded population: Cane (3,859). Settlements here lie between about 652 m and 1,279 m above sea level (median 944 m). - Cane - La Calera - La Colonia - La Peña - Las Calabazas - Las Joyas - Montañuelas - Potrerillos - Talpetate 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 Cane Named natural and historic features inside Cane, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Chiquinguara - Río Soluteca ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Cerro Pacheco · 944 m - Cerro Grande · 889 m - Cerro Masica · 789 m - Cerro Plan del Horno · 646 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 Cane and the best time to visit In Cane, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,145 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (188 mm) and the driest Feb (20 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 27 Feb 21 20 Mar 23 20 Apr 25 39 May 24 139 Jun 23 183 Jul 22 120 Aug 23 140 Sep 22 188 Oct 21 157 Nov 20 67 Dec 20 46 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cane Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Laboratorios Clínicos Jenner · La Paz 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.31540&mlon=-87.68810#map=17/14.31540/-87.68810) Bank Banco Atlántida · La Paz 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32566&mlon=-87.68393#map=17/14.32566/-87.68393) ATM Instituto Polivalente Lejamani. · Lejamani 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.36891&mlon=-87.70427#map=17/14.36891/-87.70427) Petrol pump Texaco · La Paz 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.33104&mlon=-87.67185#map=17/14.33104/-87.67185) Hotel Hotel Las Palmas · La Paz 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.31023&mlon=-87.67830#map=17/14.31023/-87.67830) Mall Plaza Montecristo · La Paz 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32058&mlon=-87.68131#map=17/14.32058/-87.68131) School Instituto Técnico Rafael Pineda Ponce · Cane 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.28370&mlon=-87.65925#map=17/14.28370/-87.65925) College Universidad Politécnica de Honduras · La Paz 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.31827&mlon=-87.67970#map=17/14.31827/-87.67970) Police station Policía Nacional · La Paz 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.32458&mlon=-87.68137#map=17/14.32458/-87.68137) 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 Cane Places mapped inside Cane in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools2 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 - Cabanas - 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 Cane?In La Paz Department, Honduras - What is the population of Cane?5,264 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Cane?About 27 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Cane?About 112 people per km² - What borders Cane?Humuya, La Paz, San Sebastian and Villa de San Antonio - How many villages are in Cane?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Cane?Settlements lie between 652 m and 1,279 m - What is the highest point in Cane?Cerro Pacheco (944 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Cane?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Cane?Laboratorios Clínicos Jenner, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Cane?Banco Atlántida, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Cane?Instituto Polivalente Lejamani., about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cane?Texaco, about 5.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Cane?HN1204 (OCHA common operational dataset)