# La Virtud Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Lempira Department 

# La Virtud

La Virtud is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **6,750 people** in 2024 on 89 km² (about 76 per km²). 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 6,750people (2024)
- 89.0km²
- 7mapped services
- 330 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in La Virtud?

La Virtud had an estimated **6,750 people** in 2024 — 1.7% of Lempira Department, 235th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,062 women for every 1,000 men (above the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 89 km², that is about **76 people per km²**, 167th of 298 municipalities.

28.0% of people are children under 15 and 7.0% 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 54 children and older people.

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5–9 ****559**

10–14 ****734**

15–19 ****794**

20–24 ****658**

25–29 ****566**

30–34 ****472**

35–39 ****424**

40–44 ****436**

45–49 ****345**

50–54 ****308**

55–59 ****218**

60–64 ****167**

65–69 ****146**

70–74 ****137**

75–79 ****87**

80+ ****100**

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 Virtud?

La Virtud lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Gualcince](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gualcince/), [Mapulaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/mapulaca/), [San Andres](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-andres/) and [Valladolid](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/valladolid/). By area it is the 226th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.1% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of La Virtud is about 160 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 58 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.0748° N, -88.6867° 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 Virtud

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in La Virtud. The largest with a recorded population: La Virtud (1,315). Settlements here lie between about 179 m and 753 m above sea level (median 330 m).

- Apantes
- Catulaca
- Cucurucho
- El Limón
- El Morral
- El Tablón
- El Zope
- Guajiniquil
- La Apintal
- La Cuesta
- La Haciendita
- La Trinidad
- La Virtud
- Las Cuevas
- Las Veguitas
- Piedra Grande
- Plan de las Peñas
- Portillo de la Quesera
- Potrerito
- Roblar Tupido
- San Francisco
- San José
- San Juan
- San Pablo
- Talquinte
- Tierra Blanca

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 Virtud

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada La Puerta
- Quebrada Quegus
- Quebrada de El Zapote
- Quebrada de Las Huertas
- Quebrada de la Guarda-Raya

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Pozos · 753 m
- Cerro El Sillón · 385 m
- Cerro Cerrón · 369 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 Virtud and the best time to visit

In La Virtud, 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 La Virtud

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Petro Lempira · La Virtud 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05799&mlon=-88.69061#map=17/14.05799/-88.69061) 

Hotel Centro de Capacitaciones Cocepradil · Valladolid 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.14280&mlon=-88.72813#map=17/14.14280/-88.72813) 

Mall Variedades Mersy · La Virtud 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06206&mlon=-88.69836#map=17/14.06206/-88.69836) 

School Escuela Juan Lindo · La Virtud 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06113&mlon=-88.69388#map=17/14.06113/-88.69388) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Dolores 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.24251&mlon=-88.37756#map=17/14.24251/-88.37756) 

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 Virtud

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Shopping malls1
- Schools3
- Dental clinics2

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 Union
- 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 Virtud?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of La Virtud?6,750 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in La Virtud?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of La Virtud?About 76 people per km²
- What borders La Virtud?Gualcince, Mapulaca, San Andres and Valladolid
- How many villages are in La Virtud?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Virtud?Settlements lie between 179 m and 753 m
- What is the highest point in La Virtud?Cerro Pozos (753 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Virtud?November to April
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Virtud?Gasolinera Petro Lempira, about 1.9 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in La Virtud?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Virtud?HN1312 (OCHA common operational dataset)