# La Union Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-union/

Municipality · Lempira Department 

# La Union

La Union is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **16,189 people** in 2024 on 85 km² (about 190 per km²). 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16,189people (2024)
- 85.3km²
- 9mapped services
- 1,076 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in La Union?

La Union had an estimated **16,189 people** in 2024 — 4.2% of Lempira Department, 128th of 298 municipalities. There are 958 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 85 km², that is about **190 people per km²**, 29th of 298 municipalities.

30.6% of people are children under 15 and 5.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 24 across Lempira Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 58 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,680**

5–9 ****1,548**

10–14 ****1,731**

15–19 ****1,685**

20–24 ****1,633**

25–29 ****1,587**

30–34 ****1,383**

35–39 ****1,094**

40–44 ****843**

45–49 ****709**

50–54 ****547**

55–59 ****430**

60–64 ****357**

65–69 ****350**

70–74 ****253**

75–79 ****179**

80+ ****180**

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 La Union?

La Union lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Arada](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/arada/), [Atima](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/atima/), [El Nispero](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/el-nispero/), [La Iguala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-iguala/), [San Nicolas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-nicolas/) and [San Rafael](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-rafael/). By area it is the 230th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.0% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of La Union is about 154 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 29 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.8049° N, -88.4252° 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 La Union

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in La Union. The largest with a recorded population: La Unión (3,054). Settlements here lie between about 892 m and 1,595 m above sea level (median 1,076 m).

- Caulotales
- El Aguacate
- El Filo de San Carlos
- El Llano del Venado
- El Sitio
- El Suital
- Gualciras
- La Unión
- Lagunetas
- Las Peñas
- Las Pilas
- Las Quebradas
- Los Hoyos
- Malcinal
- Pinabetal
- Quebrada Desplayada
- San Agustín
- San Isidro

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 La Union

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Desplayada
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Los Trapiches
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada Seca

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro de Yoro · 1,571 m
- Cerro Azul · 1,361 m
- Cerro El Escondido · 1,318 m
- Cerro El Caliche · 1,002 m
- Cerro El Cerrón · 985 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 La Union and the best time to visit

In La Union, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 1,355 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (200 mm) and the driest Mar (39 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 20 63 

Feb 22 47 

Mar 23 39 

Apr 25 41 

May 25 122 

Jun 24 184 

Jul 24 149 

Aug 24 162 

Sep 23 200 

Oct 22 166 

Nov 21 111 

Dec 20 70 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from La Union

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Farmacia y Consultorio Dr. Denis Carcamo · La Union 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.81507&mlon=-88.40769#map=17/14.81507/-88.40769) 

Bank Inversiones Bautista · Lepaera 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77866&mlon=-88.59406#map=17/14.77866/-88.59406) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Santa Lucia · La Union 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80983&mlon=-88.41047#map=17/14.80983/-88.41047) 

Hotel Hotel San Rafael · San Rafael 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.72654&mlon=-88.42010#map=17/14.72654/-88.42010) 

Mall Plaza Las Norias · Santa Barbara 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92500&mlon=-88.23843#map=17/14.92500/-88.23843) 

School escuela · La Union 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78694&mlon=-88.42525#map=17/14.78694/-88.42525) 

College ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL · La Union 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80758&mlon=-88.41774#map=17/14.80758/-88.41774) 

Police station Posta Policial · San Nicolas 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93730&mlon=-88.32656#map=17/14.93730/-88.32656) 

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 La Union

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

- Hospitals2
- Petrol pumps1
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants3

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
- Guarita
- La Campa
- La Iguala
- 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 La Union?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of La Union?16,189 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in La Union?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of La Union?About 190 people per km²
- What borders La Union?Arada, Atima, El Nispero, La Iguala, San Nicolas and San Rafael
- How many villages are in La Union?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Union?Settlements lie between 892 m and 1,595 m
- What is the highest point in La Union?Cerro de Yoro (1,571 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Union?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to La Union?Farmacia y Consultorio Dr. Denis Carcamo, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to La Union?Inversiones Bautista, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Union?Gasolinera Santa Lucia, about 1.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in La Union?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in La Union?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Union?HN1311 (OCHA common operational dataset)