# Piraera Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Lempira Department 

# Piraera

Piraera is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **15,639 people** in 2024 on 178 km² (about 88 per km²). 75 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 15,639people (2024)
- 178km²
- 1mapped services
- 837 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Piraera?

Piraera had an estimated **15,639 people** in 2024 — 4.0% of Lempira Department, 132nd of 298 municipalities. There are 985 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 178 km², that is about **88 people per km²**, 142nd of 298 municipalities.

37.3% of people are children under 15 and 5.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 22 years (it is 24 across Lempira Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 76 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,952**

5–9 ****2,072**

10–14 ****1,803**

15–19 ****1,499**

20–24 ****1,251**

25–29 ****1,251**

30–34 ****1,072**

35–39 ****958**

40–44 ****824**

45–49 ****661**

50–54 ****576**

55–59 ****446**

60–64 ****347**

65–69 ****319**

70–74 ****261**

75–79 ****139**

80+ ****208**

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 Piraera?

Piraera lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Camasca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/camasca/), [Candelaria](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/candelaria/), [Erandique](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/erandique/), [Gualcince](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gualcince/), [San Antonio](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-antonio/), [San Francisco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-francisco/) and [Virginia](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/virginia/). By area it is the 155th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.2% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Piraera is about 134 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 62 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.0498° N, -88.4513° 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 Piraera

Open gazetteers list **75 villages, towns and localities** in Piraera. The largest with a recorded population: Piraera (14,124). Settlements here lie between about 137 m and 1,572 m above sea level (median 837 m).

- Agua Escondida
- Alondra
- Azacualpa
- Barrio Nuevo
- Buena Vista
- Cacagual
- Carrizal
- Celilac
- Cerro Colorado
- Cerro de La Andrea
- Cojuanque
- Copantillo
- Cruz de Legua
- El Barrio
- El Carao
- El Caulote
- El Chaparral
- El Copinol
- El Coyolar
- El Cutuco
- El Limón
- El Malincote
- El Naranjito
- El Obrajito
- El Pataste
- El Peñón
- El Potrero
- El Regalillo
- El Roblar
- El Volcán
- El Zapotal
- El Águila
- Gualmuraca
- La Doncella
- La Hacienda
- La Isleta
- La Joya
- La Pinte
- La Puebla
- La Soledad
- Las Cañadas
- Las Delicias
- Las Manzanas
- Las Minas
- Las Peñitas
- Los Mejías
- Los Planes
- Los Raimundos
- Maneadero
- Matasano
- Mavita
- Molotán
- Paraíso
- Pichigual
- Piraera
- Polaca
- Portillo El Flor
- Portillo Grande
- Portillo San Antonio
- Puerta del Golpe
- Quesungual
- Quevara
- Quinguete
- Quisimaca
- Salitre
- San Felipe
- San Francisco
- San Jerónimo
- San José
- San Sebastián
- Siguanera
- Suyapita
- Tablones
- Tierra Blanca
- Valle de los Callejas

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 Piraera

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

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Jocomico
- Quebrada Cobobo
- Quebrada El Chile
- Quebrada El Zapotal
- Quebrada Gualguica
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada Las Manas
- Quebrada Peliencala
- Quebrada de Los Naranjos
- Quebrada de Los Ángeles
- Quebrada de Mangua
- Río Pichigual

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains.

- Cerro Cerique · 1,015 m
- Cerro Molotán · 750 m
- Cerro La Pinte · 504 m
- Monte La Pinte · 504 m
- Cerro El Coyolito · 452 m
- Cerro Guengue · 291 m
- Cerro El Cimarrón · 265 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 Piraera and the best time to visit

In Piraera, 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 Piraera

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Dental San Isidro · Colomoncagua 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00000&mlon=-88.31670#map=17/14.00000/-88.31670) 

Bank Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito · Colomoncagua 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.96283&mlon=-88.27808#map=17/13.96283/-88.27808) 

Petrol pump los mal encarados ,Camasca · Camasca 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.99097&mlon=-88.35460#map=17/13.99097/-88.35460) 

Hotel Hotel Plaza Colonial · Camasca 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00221&mlon=-88.35195#map=17/14.00221/-88.35195) 

Mall Variedades Mersy · La Virtud 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06206&mlon=-88.69836#map=17/14.06206/-88.69836) 

School escuela · Piraera 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06481&mlon=-88.47688#map=17/14.06481/-88.47688) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Dolores 23 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 Piraera

Places mapped inside Piraera 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
- Guarita
- La Campa
- La Iguala
- La Union
- La Virtud
- Las Flores
- Lepaera
- Mapulaca
- 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 Piraera?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Piraera?15,639 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Piraera?About 22 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Piraera?About 88 people per km²
- What borders Piraera?Camasca, Candelaria, Erandique, Gualcince, San Antonio, San Francisco and Virginia
- How many villages are in Piraera?75 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Piraera?Settlements lie between 137 m and 1,572 m
- What is the highest point in Piraera?Cerro Cerique (1,015 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Piraera?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Piraera?Clinica Dental San Isidro, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Piraera?Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Piraera?los mal encarados ,Camasca, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Piraera?HN1315 (OCHA common operational dataset)