# Guarita Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Lempira Department 

# Guarita

Guarita is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **9,158 people** in 2024 on 180 km² (about 51 per km²). 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,158people (2024)
- 180km²
- 1mapped services
- 756 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Guarita?

Guarita had an estimated **9,158 people** in 2024 — 2.4% of Lempira Department, 201st of 298 municipalities. There are 1,013 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 180 km², that is about **51 people per km²**, 222nd of 298 municipalities.

28.8% of people are children under 15 and 7.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 24 across Lempira Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 57 children and older people.

0–4 ****790**

5–9 ****875**

10–14 ****972**

15–19 ****942**

20–24 ****808**

25–29 ****820**

30–34 ****725**

35–39 ****588**

40–44 ****548**

45–49 ****443**

50–54 ****375**

55–59 ****319**

60–64 ****273**

65–69 ****220**

70–74 ****180**

75–79 ****119**

80+ ****161**

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 Guarita?

Guarita lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Cololaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/cololaca/), [San Juan Guarita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-juan-guarita/), [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-sebastian/), [Tambla](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tambla/), [Tomala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tomala/) and [Valladolid](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/valladolid/). By area it is the 151st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.2% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Guarita is about 176 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 51 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.2029° N, -88.8333° 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 Guarita

Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in Guarita. The largest with a recorded population: Guarita (8,509) and San Juan Guarita (2,678). Settlements here lie between about 306 m and 1,186 m above sea level (median 756 m).

- Agua Caliente
- Aguacate
- Avanzada
- Carrizalito
- Casitas
- Cerro Grande
- Chaparral
- Chumelito
- Conacastillo
- Desmontes
- El Cedro
- El Cerro
- El Chagüite
- El Mojón
- El Pinal
- El Rodeo
- Guajiniquil
- Guarita
- La Caoba
- La Isleta
- La Majada
- La Quesera
- Las Cuevas
- Las Flores
- Las Joyas
- Llano Coyolar
- Los Limones
- Los Mezcalares
- Los Naranjos
- Mescalares
- Plan de Enmedio
- Portillo del Guayabo
- San Antonio
- San Cristóbal
- San José
- San José Olosingo
- San Juan Guarita
- San Juan Junigual
- San Miguelito
- San Pablo
- Santa Cruz Queruco
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Lucía Chapulín
- Santa Rosita
- Terlaca
- Tocomapa
- Troja Quemada
- Yologuaca

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 Guarita

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Huertas
- Quebrada Saglas
- Río Cacagual
- Río Coyolar
- Río Junigual
- Río La Garza
- Río La Hamaca
- Río León
- Río Queleza

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Pataste · 1,068 m
- Cerro Picacho · 815 m
- Cerro Divina Pastora · 812 m
- Cerro Cucurucho · 626 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 Guarita and the best time to visit

In Guarita, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Nov (22 °C). About 1,189 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (218 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 23 9 

Feb 25 8 

Mar 26 9 

Apr 27 32 

May 26 152 

Jun 24 186 

Jul 25 151 

Aug 24 189 

Sep 23 218 

Oct 23 174 

Nov 22 43 

Dec 22 18 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guarita

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Médica López · San Marcos 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40700&mlon=-88.95510#map=17/14.40700/-88.95510) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Petro Lempira · La Virtud 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05799&mlon=-88.69061#map=17/14.05799/-88.69061) 

Hotel Centro de Capacitaciones Cocepradil · Valladolid 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.14280&mlon=-88.72813#map=17/14.14280/-88.72813) 

Mall Variedades Mersy · La Virtud 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06206&mlon=-88.69836#map=17/14.06206/-88.69836) 

School Escuela Manuel Bonilla · Guarita 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.18037&mlon=-88.82175#map=17/14.18037/-88.82175) 

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 Guarita

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

- Schools1

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

- Belen
- Candelaria
- Cololaca
- Erandique
- Gracias
- Gualcince
- 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 Guarita?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Guarita?9,158 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Guarita?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Guarita?About 51 people per km²
- What borders Guarita?Cololaca, San Juan Guarita, San Sebastian, Tambla, Tomala and Valladolid
- How many villages are in Guarita?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guarita?Settlements lie between 306 m and 1,186 m
- What is the highest point in Guarita?Cerro Pataste (1,068 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Guarita?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guarita?Clínica Médica López, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guarita?Gasolinera Petro Lempira, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Guarita?HN1307 (OCHA common operational dataset)