# Santa Maria Municipality, La Paz Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/santa-maria/ Municipality · La Paz Department # Santa Maria Santa Maria is a municipality of Honduras in La Paz Department. It had an estimated **12,548 people** in 2024 on 104 km² (about 120 per km²). 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12,548people (2024) - 104km² - 9mapped services - 1,153 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Santa Maria? Santa Maria had an estimated **12,548 people** in 2024 — 5.2% of La Paz Department, 154th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,033 women for every 1,000 men (below the La Paz Department figure of 1,055). Spread over 104 km², that is about **120 people per km²**, 87th of 298 municipalities. 33.5% of people are children under 15 and 5.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 24 across La Paz Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 64 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,418** 5–9 ****1,420** 10–14 ****1,370** 15–19 ****1,217** 20–24 ****1,146** 25–29 ****1,097** 30–34 ****1,066** 35–39 ****796** 40–44 ****662** 45–49 ****521** 50–54 ****466** 55–59 ****356** 60–64 ****315** 65–69 ****238** 70–74 ****192** 75–79 ****111** 80+ ****157** 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 Maria? Santa Maria lies in [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Chinacla](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/chinacla/), [Guajiquiro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/guajiquiro/), [Intibuca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/intibuca/), [Masaguara](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/masaguara/), [San Jose](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/san-jose/), [San Pedro de Tutule](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/san-pedro-de-tutule/) and [Santiago de Puringla](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/santiago-de-puringla/). By area it is the 207th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.1% of [La Paz Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/). The centre of Santa Maria is about 79 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 27 km from La Paz, the main town of La Paz Department. The centre point is at 14.2580° N, -87.9155° 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 Maria Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Maria. Settlements here lie between about 862 m and 2,189 m above sea level (median 1,153 m). - Agua Blanca - Arenales - Bañaderos - Chichicaste - El Guayabal - El Mojón del Terrero - Guapololo - La Cumbre - Las Crucitas - Las Delicias - Las Estancias - Lepasale - Los Planes - Los Pozos - Marcazapa - Miratoro - Planes - Portillo el Naranjo - Pueblo Viejo - Ranteca - Río Negro - Santa María 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 Maria Named natural and historic features inside Santa Maria, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Grande - Quebrada Piedras - Quebrada Seca - Quebrada Tule - Quebrada de Enmedio - Quebrada de los Muertos - Quebrada del Carrizal - Quebrada del Chijiador - Quebrada del Cirueco - Quebrada del Pueblo - Río Mazaguara - Río Sagua 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 Maria and the best time to visit In Santa Maria, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C). About 1,244 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (219 mm) and the driest Mar (19 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 19 26 Feb 21 21 Mar 22 19 Apr 24 39 May 23 145 Jun 22 195 Jul 22 143 Aug 22 173 Sep 21 219 Oct 21 163 Nov 19 64 Dec 19 36 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Santa Maria Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud Marcala · Marcala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15926&mlon=-88.03644#map=17/14.15926/-88.03644) Bank Cooperativa Taulabe · Marcala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15542&mlon=-88.03463#map=17/14.15542/-88.03463) ATM Banet Banco de Occidente · Marcala 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.15503&mlon=-88.03703#map=17/14.15503/-88.03703) Petrol pump Gasolinera Leo · Santa Maria 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.23911&mlon=-87.90085#map=17/14.23911/-87.90085) Hotel Hotel Montecillos · San Jose 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.23903&mlon=-87.94876#map=17/14.23903/-87.94876) Mall Papelería ABBA · San Sebastian 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.22681&mlon=-87.76273#map=17/14.22681/-87.76273) School ESCUELA MANUEL DE JESÚS VELÁSQUEZ · Santa Maria 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.23852&mlon=-87.93014#map=17/14.23852/-87.93014) 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 · Santiago de Puringla 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.35812&mlon=-87.90336#map=17/14.35812/-87.90336) 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 Maria Places mapped inside Santa Maria in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools7 - Restaurants1 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 Elena - Santiago de Puringla - Yarula ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Maria?In La Paz Department, Honduras - What is the population of Santa Maria?12,548 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Santa Maria?About 24 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Santa Maria?About 120 people per km² - What borders Santa Maria?Chinacla, Guajiquiro, Intibuca, Masaguara, San Jose, San Pedro de Tutule and Santiago de Puringla - How many villages are in Santa Maria?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Maria?Settlements lie between 862 m and 2,189 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Maria?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Maria?Centro de Salud Marcala, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Maria?Cooperativa Taulabe, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Maria?Banet Banco de Occidente, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Maria?Gasolinera Leo, about 2.6 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Santa Maria?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Santa Maria?HN1217 (OCHA common operational dataset)