# Las Flores Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/las-flores/

Municipality · Lempira Department 

# Las Flores

Las Flores is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **11,296 people** in 2024 on 81 km² (about 140 per km²). 17 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11,296people (2024)
- 80.8km²
- 7mapped services
- 667 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Las Flores?

Las Flores had an estimated **11,296 people** in 2024 — 2.9% of Lempira Department, 169th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,000 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 81 km², that is about **140 people per km²**, 60th of 298 municipalities.

29.5% of people are children under 15 and 6.1% 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 55 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,164**

5–9 ****1,016**

10–14 ****1,156**

15–19 ****1,098**

20–24 ****1,189**

25–29 ****1,081**

30–34 ****973**

35–39 ****801**

40–44 ****635**

45–49 ****483**

50–54 ****378**

55–59 ****343**

60–64 ****291**

65–69 ****230**

70–74 ****172**

75–79 ****149**

80+ ****137**

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 Las Flores?

Las Flores lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Corquin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/corquin/), [Gracias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gracias/), [Lepaera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/lepaera/), [San Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-pedro/), [Santa Rosa de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rosa-de-copan/) and [Talgua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/talgua/). By area it is the 234th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.9% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Las Flores is about 169 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 12 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.6746° N, -88.6517° 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 Las Flores

Open gazetteers list **17 villages, towns and localities** in Las Flores. Settlements here lie between about 501 m and 1,187 m above sea level (median 667 m).

- Coalaca
- El Aguaje
- Guanas
- Guanas Viejo
- Las Lajitas
- Las Mercedes
- Las Piñas
- Llano Largo
- Loma de la Cueva
- Mercedes
- Mongual
- Monte de la Virgen
- Nueva Esperanza
- Pedernal
- Piedrilla
- Siguatepeque
- Tepusuna

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 Las Flores

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams.

- Guerguerensi
- Quebrada Jualaca
- Quebrada Jumagual
- Quebrada La Hacienda
- Quebrada Tuluca
- Río Blanco
- Río Grande de Mejocote
- Río Higuito

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Quepuquil · 1,006 m
- Cerro de las Víboras · 1,006 m
- Cerro El Cerraje · 965 m
- Cerro Peringual · 866 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 Las Flores and the best time to visit

In Las Flores, 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 Las Flores

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Promedical · Gracias 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.66770&mlon=-88.55571#map=17/14.66770/-88.55571) 

Bank Cooperativa Ocotepeque · Gracias 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58998&mlon=-88.58249#map=17/14.58998/-88.58249) 

Petrol pump Estación de Servicio Texaco Las Torres · Gracias 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.61254&mlon=-88.58736#map=17/14.61254/-88.58736) 

Hotel Termas del Rio Lodge · Gracias 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.68471&mlon=-88.60934#map=17/14.68471/-88.60934) 

Mall Plaza Bárbara Campos · Gracias 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58883&mlon=-88.58222#map=17/14.58883/-88.58222) 

School Escuela Teresa Madrid · Las Flores 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.70940&mlon=-88.62954#map=17/14.70940/-88.62954) 

College Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional - INFOP · Gracias 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59541&mlon=-88.59507#map=17/14.59541/-88.59507) 

Police station Policía Nacional de Honduras - Jefatura Departamental · Gracias 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59136&mlon=-88.58908#map=17/14.59136/-88.58908) 

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 Las Flores

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

- Schools1
- Restaurants6

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
- La Virtud
- 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 Las Flores?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Las Flores?11,296 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Las Flores?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Las Flores?About 140 people per km²
- What borders Las Flores?Corquin, Gracias, Lepaera, San Pedro, Santa Rosa de Copan and Talgua
- How many villages are in Las Flores?17 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Las Flores?Settlements lie between 501 m and 1,187 m
- What is the highest point in Las Flores?Cerro Quepuquil (1,006 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Las Flores?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Las Flores?Clinica Promedical, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Las Flores?Cooperativa Ocotepeque, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Las Flores?Estación de Servicio Texaco Las Torres, about 9.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Las Flores?HN1310 (OCHA common operational dataset)