# Mapulaca Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Lempira Department 

# Mapulaca

Mapulaca is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **4,472 people** in 2024 on 32 km² (about 138 per km²). 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 4,472people (2024)
- 32.5km²
- 4mapped services
- 255 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Mapulaca?

Mapulaca had an estimated **4,472 people** in 2024 — 1.2% of Lempira Department, 275th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,144 women for every 1,000 men (above the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 32 km², that is about **138 people per km²**, 64th of 298 municipalities.

29.9% of people are children under 15 and 7.2% 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 59 children and older people.

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5–9 ****422**

10–14 ****503**

15–19 ****508**

20–24 ****467**

25–29 ****345**

30–34 ****312**

35–39 ****301**

40–44 ****248**

45–49 ****195**

50–54 ****175**

55–59 ****136**

60–64 ****126**

65–69 ****95**

70–74 ****82**

75–79 ****49**

80+ ****95**

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 Mapulaca?

Mapulaca lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Candelaria](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/candelaria/), [Gualcince](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gualcince/), [La Virtud](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-virtud/) and [Virginia](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/virginia/). By area it is the 296th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 0.8% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Mapulaca is about 153 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 60 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.0502° N, -88.6269° 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 Mapulaca

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Mapulaca. The largest with a recorded population: Mapulaca (4,314). Settlements here lie between about 169 m and 418 m above sea level (median 255 m).

- Agua Caliente
- Azacualpa
- Carrizal
- Curín
- El Amatillo
- El Bijagual
- El Cerro
- El Chagüite
- El Duende
- El Filón
- El Llano de La Hamaca
- El Palmito
- El Paso
- El Salitrillo
- El Saltirón
- El Sitio
- Guajiniquil
- La Calera o El Cimarrón
- La Orellana
- La Pinte
- La Pita
- La Tabla
- La Vecina
- Las Lajitas
- Llano de la Hamaca
- Los Alvarenga
- Los Amates
- Los Cerros
- Los Planes
- Los Rivera
- Mangua
- Mapulaca
- Molotán
- San Antonio
- San Miguelito
- Santa Rita

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 Mapulaca

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Río Jorón
- Río Pobo

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Caracol · 329 m
- Cerro Ocotillo · 329 m
- Cerro Guampa · 241 m
- Cerro Pataste · 189 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 Mapulaca and the best time to visit

In Mapulaca, 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 Mapulaca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Dental San Isidro · Colomoncagua 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00000&mlon=-88.31670#map=17/14.00000/-88.31670) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Petro Lempira · La Virtud 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05799&mlon=-88.69061#map=17/14.05799/-88.69061) 

Hotel Hotel El Sitio · Gualcince 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.11670&mlon=-88.56670#map=17/14.11670/-88.56670) 

Mall Variedades Mersy · La Virtud 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06206&mlon=-88.69836#map=17/14.06206/-88.69836) 

School Escuela Manuel Bonilla · Mapulaca 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.02964&mlon=-88.61638#map=17/14.02964/-88.61638) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Dolores 34 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 Mapulaca

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

- Schools2
- Restaurants2

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
- Las Flores
- Lepaera
- 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 Mapulaca?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Mapulaca?4,472 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Mapulaca?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Mapulaca?About 138 people per km²
- What borders Mapulaca?Candelaria, Gualcince, La Virtud and Virginia
- How many villages are in Mapulaca?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mapulaca?Settlements lie between 169 m and 418 m
- What is the highest point in Mapulaca?Cerro Caracol (329 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Mapulaca?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mapulaca?Clinica Dental San Isidro, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mapulaca?Gasolinera Petro Lempira, about 6.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mapulaca?HN1314 (OCHA common operational dataset)