# San Andres Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-andres/

Municipality · Lempira Department 

# San Andres

San Andres is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **15,510 people** in 2024 on 247 km² (about 63 per km²). 48 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 15,510people (2024)
- 247km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,059 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Andres?

San Andres had an estimated **15,510 people** in 2024 — 4.0% of Lempira Department, 133rd of 298 municipalities. There are 991 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 247 km², that is about **63 people per km²**, 190th of 298 municipalities.

34.1% of people are children under 15 and 4.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 24 across Lempira Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,787**

5–9 ****1,826**

10–14 ****1,678**

15–19 ****1,614**

20–24 ****1,596**

25–29 ****1,450**

30–34 ****1,144**

35–39 ****1,065**

40–44 ****766**

45–49 ****622**

50–54 ****525**

55–59 ****467**

60–64 ****294**

65–69 ****270**

70–74 ****151**

75–79 ****116**

80+ ****139**

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 San Andres?

San Andres lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 9 other municipalities: [Erandique](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/erandique/), [Gualcince](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gualcince/), [La Virtud](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-virtud/), [San Marcos de Caiquin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-marcos-de-caiquin/), [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-sebastian/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/santa-cruz/), [Tambla](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tambla/), [Tomala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tomala/) and [Valladolid](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/valladolid/). By area it is the 108th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.8% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of San Andres is about 153 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 39 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.2384° N, -88.6129° 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 San Andres

Open gazetteers list **48 villages, towns and localities** in San Andres. The largest with a recorded population: San Andrés (13,585). Settlements here lie between about 331 m and 2,033 m above sea level (median 1,059 m).

- Agua Caliente
- Buena Vista
- Carbonera
- Cenalaca
- Chulusnate
- Conacaste
- Coquín
- Coyolito
- Cusuculaca
- El Arroz
- El Carrizal
- El Con
- El Jícaro
- El Potrero
- Escarbaderos
- Gualcixce
- Guatincara
- La Capuca
- La Centella
- La Escondida
- La Jagua
- Las Lajas
- Las Lomitas
- Las Vegas
- Moca
- Peña Blanca
- Piedra Alta
- Planes
- Quioco
- San Andrés
- San Bueno
- San José
- San José de Esquimpara
- San Juan
- San Marquitos
- San Nicolás
- San Pedro
- San Simón
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Isabel
- Santiago
- Sosoal
- Sosual
- Suncuyo
- Sunsunlaca
- Terlaca
- Trojas
- Vado Hondo

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 San Andres

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

### Water

10 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada Jagua
- Quebrada Jumigual
- Quebrada Quequesques
- Quebrada San Antonio
- Quebrada Tanguín
- Quebrada Terlaca
- Río Cuyapa
- Río San Francisco
- Tacuacín

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Cerro Pájaro · 1,440 m
- Cerro El Picacho · 1,114 m
- Monte El Morro · 997 m
- Cerro Ceñido · 949 m
- Cerro San Felipe · 607 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 San Andres and the best time to visit

In San Andres, 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 San Andres

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital clinica · La Campa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.47583&mlon=-88.59603#map=17/14.47583/-88.59603) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Gracias 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58462&mlon=-88.58680#map=17/14.58462/-88.58680) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Petro Lempira · La Virtud 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05799&mlon=-88.69061#map=17/14.05799/-88.69061) 

Hotel Hotel El Sitio · Gualcince 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.11670&mlon=-88.56670#map=17/14.11670/-88.56670) 

Mall Variedades Mersy · La Virtud 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06206&mlon=-88.69836#map=17/14.06206/-88.69836) 

School Instituto San Andrés · San Andres 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.22070&mlon=-88.55209#map=17/14.22070/-88.55209) 

College Telecentro Gracias UNAH-CUROC · Gracias 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59020&mlon=-88.58099#map=17/14.59020/-88.58099) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Dolores 25 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 San Andres

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

- Schools2

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
- Piraera
- 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 San Andres?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Andres?15,510 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Andres?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Andres?About 63 people per km²
- What borders San Andres?Erandique, Gualcince, La Virtud, San Marcos de Caiquin, San Sebastian, Santa Cruz, Tambla, Tomala and Valladolid
- How many villages are in San Andres?48 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Andres?Settlements lie between 331 m and 2,033 m
- What is the highest point in San Andres?Cerro Pájaro (1,440 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Andres?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Andres?clinica, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Andres?Banco de Occidente, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Andres?Gasolinera Petro Lempira, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Andres?HN1316 (OCHA common operational dataset)