# Belen Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/belen/

Municipality · Lempira Department 

# Belen

Belen is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **9,556 people** in 2024 on 199 km² (about 48 per km²). 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,556people (2024)
- 199km²
- 7mapped services
- 1,038 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Belen?

Belen had an estimated **9,556 people** in 2024 — 2.5% of Lempira Department, 192nd of 298 municipalities. There are 961 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 199 km², that is about **48 people per km²**, 232nd of 298 municipalities.

32.4% of people are children under 15 and 4.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 24 across Lempira Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,108**

5–9 ****984**

10–14 ****1,003**

15–19 ****1,034**

20–24 ****1,027**

25–29 ****889**

30–34 ****772**

35–39 ****587**

40–44 ****471**

45–49 ****384**

50–54 ****378**

55–59 ****235**

60–64 ****241**

65–69 ****154**

70–74 ****117**

75–79 ****65**

80+ ****107**

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 Belen?

Belen lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Gracias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gracias/), [La Campa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-campa/), [La Iguala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-iguala/), [San Francisco de Opalaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-francisco-de-opalaca/) and [San Juan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-juan/). By area it is the 139th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.6% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Belen is about 142 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 17 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.5244° N, -88.4391° 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 Belen

Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Belen. Settlements here lie between about 839 m and 1,861 m above sea level (median 1,038 m).

- Belén
- Carrizales
- Casire
- Cololepa
- El Carrizal
- El Cipresal
- El Naranjo
- El Porvenir de Ojuera
- El Sile
- La Junta
- La Puerta
- Las Arenas
- Las Cañadas
- Las Cidras
- Las Crucitas
- Las Mesas
- Las Mesitas
- Las Minas
- Los Liros
- Los Ranchos
- Olominas
- Poza Redonda
- Quebrada Grande
- Santo Domingo
- Suntul

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 Belen

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Calancil
- Quebrada Cuso
- Río Oromilaca
- Río del Picacho

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Monte Ojuera · 2,225 m
- Pico de Cerro Verde · 1,922 m
- Cerro Azul · 1,562 m
- Cerro Amarillo · 1,207 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 Belen and the best time to visit

In Belen, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Dec (19 °C). About 1,256 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (218 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 20 

Mar 23 19 

Apr 24 37 

May 24 140 

Jun 23 193 

Jul 22 155 

Aug 22 189 

Sep 22 218 

Oct 21 160 

Nov 20 63 

Dec 19 36 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Belen

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Basico Versalles · San Juan 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41116&mlon=-88.42316#map=17/14.41116/-88.42316) 

Bank Banco Atlántida · Gracias 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58858&mlon=-88.58171#map=17/14.58858/-88.58171) 

Petrol pump Texaco · San Juan 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41040&mlon=-88.42140#map=17/14.41040/-88.42140) 

Hotel Paseo BelÉN · Belen 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.50000&mlon=-88.48330#map=17/14.50000/-88.48330) 

Mall Plaza Bárbara Campos · Gracias 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58883&mlon=-88.58222#map=17/14.58883/-88.58222) 

School Escuela Efraín Nolasco · San Juan 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41162&mlon=-88.42255#map=17/14.41162/-88.42255) 

College Telecentro Gracias UNAH-CUROC · Gracias 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59020&mlon=-88.58099#map=17/14.59020/-88.58099) 

Police station Policía Nacional · San Juan 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40228&mlon=-88.42275#map=17/14.40228/-88.42275) 

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 Belen

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

- Hotels5
- Restaurants2

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 Lempira Department

- Candelaria
- Cololaca
- Erandique
- Gracias
- Gualcince
- Guarita
- La Campa
- La Iguala
- La Union
- La Virtud
- Las Flores
- Lepaera
- Mapulaca
- Piraera
- San Andres
- San Francisco
- San Juan Guarita
- San Manuel Colohete
- San Marcos de Caiquin
- San Rafael
- San Sebastian
- Santa Cruz
- Talgua
- Tambla
- Tomala
- Valladolid
- Virginia

## Quick answers

- Where is Belen?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Belen?9,556 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Belen?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Belen?About 48 people per km²
- What borders Belen?Gracias, La Campa, La Iguala, San Francisco de Opalaca and San Juan
- How many villages are in Belen?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Belen?Settlements lie between 839 m and 1,861 m
- What is the highest point in Belen?Monte Ojuera (2,225 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Belen?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Belen?Hospital Basico Versalles, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Belen?Banco Atlántida, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Belen?Texaco, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Belen?HN1302 (OCHA common operational dataset)