# Santa Elena Municipality, La Paz Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/santa-elena/ Municipality · La Paz Department # Santa Elena Santa Elena is a municipality of Honduras in La Paz Department. It had an estimated **14,571 people** in 2024 on 184 km² (about 79 per km²). 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 14,571people (2024) - 184km² - 3mapped services - 1,479 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Santa Elena? Santa Elena had an estimated **14,571 people** in 2024 — 6.1% of La Paz Department, 138th of 298 municipalities. There are 977 women for every 1,000 men (below the La Paz Department figure of 1,055). Spread over 184 km², that is about **79 people per km²**, 160th of 298 municipalities. 35.4% of people are children under 15 and 4.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 22 years (it is 24 across La Paz Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 65 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,700** 5–9 ****1,782** 10–14 ****1,681** 15–19 ****1,534** 20–24 ****1,343** 25–29 ****1,255** 30–34 ****1,109** 35–39 ****1,053** 40–44 ****731** 45–49 ****632** 50–54 ****462** 55–59 ****408** 60–64 ****293** 65–69 ****195** 70–74 ****153** 75–79 ****114** 80+ ****126** 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 Elena? Santa Elena lies in [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Colomoncagua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/colomoncagua/), [San Marcos de Sierra](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-marcos-de-sierra/) and [Yarula](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/yarula/). By area it is the 147th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 7.3% of [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/). The centre of Santa Elena is about 103 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 59 km from La Paz, the main town of La Paz Department. The centre point is at 14.0696° N, -88.1609° 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 Elena Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Elena. Settlements here lie between about 672 m and 1,961 m above sea level (median 1,479 m). - Cedral - El Guatalón - El Jícaro - El Paraíso - El Volcán - Guasora - Güiligüiste - Las Trojas - Los Amates - Manazapa - Nahuaterique - San José - Soloara - Zacate Blanco 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 Elena Named natural and historic features inside Santa Elena, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams. - Quebrada La Chorrera Blanca - Quebrada Quiala - Quebrada Yarashquín - Quebrada de Agua - Quebrada de Lodo Negro - Quebrada de los Trapiches - Río Togola ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains; 1 mountain pass. - Portillo Norte · 1,687 m - Zampopero · 1,539 m - Cerro Yancepa · 1,461 m - Sambigua · 1,428 m - Manazapa · 1,153 m - Cerro Colomarigua · 672 m - Cerro Zaparrugo · 618 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 Elena and the best time to visit In Santa Elena, 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 Elena Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de salud Nahuaterique · Santa Elena 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05005&mlon=-88.14750#map=17/14.05005/-88.14750) Bank Banco de Occidente · Marcala 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15481&mlon=-88.03693#map=17/14.15481/-88.03693) ATM Banet Banco de Occidente · Marcala 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15503&mlon=-88.03703#map=17/14.15503/-88.03703) Petrol pump Gasolinera Big Petrol · Cabanas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.04641&mlon=-88.01835#map=17/14.04641/-88.01835) Hotel Sandy Bonilla · Marcala 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.14615&mlon=-88.03832#map=17/14.14615/-88.03832) Mall La despensa familiar · Marcala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15731&mlon=-88.03646#map=17/14.15731/-88.03646) School Instituto Polivalente 15 de Septiembre · Santa Elena 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.10153&mlon=-88.10965#map=17/14.10153/-88.10965) College UNAG Sede Regional de Marcala · Marcala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.16402&mlon=-88.03501#map=17/14.16402/-88.03501) Police station Policía Nacional · Santa Elena 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.09475&mlon=-88.11092#map=17/14.09475/-88.11092) 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 Santa Elena Places mapped inside Santa Elena in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 - 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 - Cabanas - 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 Maria - Santiago de Puringla - Yarula ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Elena?In La Paz Department, Honduras - What is the population of Santa Elena?14,571 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Santa Elena?About 22 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Santa Elena?About 79 people per km² - What borders Santa Elena?Colomoncagua, San Marcos de Sierra and Yarula - How many villages are in Santa Elena?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Elena?Settlements lie between 672 m and 1,961 m - What is the highest point in Santa Elena?Portillo Norte (1,687 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santa Elena?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Elena?Centro de salud Nahuaterique, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Elena?Banco de Occidente, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Elena?Banet Banco de Occidente, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Elena?Gasolinera Big Petrol, about 16 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Santa Elena?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Santa Elena?HN1216 (OCHA common operational dataset)