# San Jose Municipality, La Paz Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/san-jose/

Municipality · La Paz Department 

# San Jose

San Jose is a municipality of Honduras in La Paz Department. It had an estimated **9,363 people** in 2024 on 66 km² (about 142 per km²). 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,363people (2024)
- 65.9km²
- 5mapped services
- 1,508 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Jose?

San Jose had an estimated **9,363 people** in 2024 — 3.9% of La Paz Department, 196th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,154 women for every 1,000 men (above the La Paz Department figure of 1,055). Spread over 66 km², that is about **142 people per km²**, 58th of 298 municipalities.

33.4% of people are children under 15 and 4.8% 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 62 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,004**

5–9 ****1,087**

10–14 ****1,040**

15–19 ****1,037**

20–24 ****849**

25–29 ****839**

30–34 ****771**

35–39 ****644**

40–44 ****491**

45–49 ****374**

50–54 ****309**

55–59 ****286**

60–64 ****181**

65–69 ****159**

70–74 ****129**

75–79 ****84**

80+ ****79**

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 Jose?

San Jose lies in [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Chinacla](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/chinacla/), [Intibuca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/intibuca/), [Marcala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/marcala/) and [Santa Maria](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/santa-maria/). By area it is the 255th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.6% of [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/). The centre of San Jose is about 84 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 33 km from La Paz, the main town of La Paz Department. The centre point is at 14.2356° N, -87.9666° 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 Jose

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in San Jose. The largest with a recorded population: San José (1,463). Settlements here lie between about 1,096 m and 1,727 m above sea level (median 1,508 m).

- Antigua Plaza de Yucasapa
- El Granadillo
- El Potrerón
- Guascotoro
- Las Delicias
- Limón
- Llano Grande
- Pedernal
- Portillo Norte
- San José

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 Jose

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- El Caracol
- Laguna Guascotoro
- Quebrada Cánjel
- Quebrada La Laguna
- Quebrada Quese
- Quebrada de San Ramón
- Quebrada de las Piñas
- Río Sigamane

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 Jose and the best time to visit

In San Jose, 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 San Jose

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Marcala · Marcala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15926&mlon=-88.03644#map=17/14.15926/-88.03644) 

Bank Cooperativa Taulabe · Marcala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15542&mlon=-88.03463#map=17/14.15542/-88.03463) 

ATM Banet Banco de Occidente · Marcala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15503&mlon=-88.03703#map=17/14.15503/-88.03703) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Leo · Santa Maria 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.23911&mlon=-87.90085#map=17/14.23911/-87.90085) 

Hotel Hotel Montecillos · San Jose 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.23903&mlon=-87.94876#map=17/14.23903/-87.94876) 

Mall La despensa familiar · Marcala 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15731&mlon=-88.03646#map=17/14.15731/-88.03646) 

School IHER San José · San Jose 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.24460&mlon=-87.95947#map=17/14.24460/-87.95947) 

College UNAG Sede Regional de Marcala · Marcala 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.16402&mlon=-88.03501#map=17/14.16402/-88.03501) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Marcala 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.16858&mlon=-88.00023#map=17/14.16858/-88.00023) 

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 Jose

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

- Hotels2
- Schools3

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
- Cane
- Chinacla
- Guajiquiro
- La Paz
- Lauterique
- Marcala
- Mercedes de Oriente
- Opatoro
- San Antonio del Norte
- San Juan
- San Pedro de Tutule
- Santa Ana
- Santa Elena
- Santa Maria
- Santiago de Puringla
- Yarula

## Quick answers

- Where is San Jose?In La Paz Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Jose?9,363 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Jose?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Jose?About 142 people per km²
- What borders San Jose?Chinacla, Intibuca, Marcala and Santa Maria
- How many villages are in San Jose?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Jose?Settlements lie between 1,096 m and 1,727 m
- What is the best time to visit San Jose?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Jose?Centro de Salud Marcala, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Jose?Cooperativa Taulabe, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Jose?Banet Banco de Occidente, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Jose?Gasolinera Leo, about 7.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Jose?HN1212 (OCHA common operational dataset)