# Cololaca Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Lempira Department 

# Cololaca

Cololaca is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **12,095 people** in 2024 on 225 km² (about 54 per km²). 22 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 12,095people (2024)
- 225km²
- 1,040 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Cololaca?

Cololaca had an estimated **12,095 people** in 2024 — 3.1% of Lempira Department, 159th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,064 women for every 1,000 men (above the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 225 km², that is about **54 people per km²**, 214th of 298 municipalities.

28.7% of people are children under 15 and 5.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 24 across Lempira Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 52 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,092**

5–9 ****1,176**

10–14 ****1,199**

15–19 ****1,311**

20–24 ****1,206**

25–29 ****1,273**

30–34 ****950**

35–39 ****878**

40–44 ****708**

45–49 ****545**

50–54 ****503**

55–59 ****344**

60–64 ****253**

65–69 ****192**

70–74 ****184**

75–79 ****118**

80+ ****163**

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 Cololaca?

Cololaca lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Guarita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/guarita/), [Mercedes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/mercedes/), [San Manuel Colohete](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-manuel-colohete/), [San Marcos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-marcos/) and [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-sebastian/). By area it is the 120th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.3% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Cololaca is about 183 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 45 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.3073° N, -88.8857° 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 Cololaca

Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in Cololaca. The largest with a recorded population: Cololaca (1,014) and El Granzal (876). Settlements here lie between about 691 m and 1,532 m above sea level (median 1,040 m).

- Ana Sánchez
- Cololaca
- Concepción
- Corral Falso
- El Chimís
- El Granzal
- El Obraje
- El Riito
- El Zapote
- El Zarzal
- Escalón
- Hoja de Sal
- La Florida
- La Peñona
- Las Vegas
- Malcincales
- Plan del Roblar
- San Isidro Canguacota
- San Miguelito
- San Nicolás
- San Nicolás de los Tamagases
- Tamagases

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 Cololaca

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- El Riito
- Jimilile
- Quebrada Agua Helada
- Quebrada Cimientos
- Quebrada Hamaca
- Quebrada Lino
- Quebrada Sacitas
- Quebrada Tontolo
- Río El Cedro
- Río El Jute
- Río Hondo

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains.

- Cerro Botoncillo · 2,348 m
- Montaña El Canelo · 1,962 m
- Montaña de La Granadilla · 1,540 m
- Callejón · 1,460 m
- Chonchal · 1,327 m
- Cerro Negro · 901 m
- Cerro La Joya · 679 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 Cololaca and the best time to visit

In Cololaca, 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 Cololaca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Médica López · San Marcos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40700&mlon=-88.95510#map=17/14.40700/-88.95510) 

Bank Banrural · Ocotepeque 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43474&mlon=-89.18298#map=17/14.43474/-89.18298) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera La Herradura · San Marcos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41270&mlon=-88.94779#map=17/14.41270/-88.94779) 

Hotel Hotel Real San Marcos · San Marcos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40754&mlon=-88.95326#map=17/14.40754/-88.95326) 

Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) 

School Complejo Educativo Juan Bautista López · Tomala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.22717&mlon=-88.78323#map=17/14.22717/-88.78323) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.54240&mlon=-89.07633#map=17/14.54240/-89.07633) 

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.

## Other municipalities in Lempira Department

- Belen
- Candelaria
- 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 Cololaca?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Cololaca?12,095 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Cololaca?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Cololaca?About 54 people per km²
- What borders Cololaca?Guarita, Mercedes, San Manuel Colohete, San Marcos and San Sebastian
- How many villages are in Cololaca?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cololaca?Settlements lie between 691 m and 1,532 m
- What is the highest point in Cololaca?Cerro Botoncillo (2,348 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cololaca?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cololaca?Clínica Médica López, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cololaca?Banrural, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cololaca?Gasolinera La Herradura, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cololaca?HN1304 (OCHA common operational dataset)