# San Manuel Colohete Municipality, Lempira Department

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Municipality · Lempira Department 

# San Manuel Colohete

San Manuel Colohete is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **16,978 people** in 2024 on 183 km² (about 93 per km²). 37 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16,978people (2024)
- 183km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,542 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Manuel Colohete?

San Manuel Colohete had an estimated **16,978 people** in 2024 — 4.4% of Lempira Department, 122nd of 298 municipalities. There are 910 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 183 km², that is about **93 people per km²**, 130th of 298 municipalities.

34.5% of people are children under 15 and 5.1% 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 66 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,793**

5–9 ****2,037**

10–14 ****2,029**

15–19 ****1,715**

20–24 ****1,625**

25–29 ****1,474**

30–34 ****1,293**

35–39 ****1,180**

40–44 ****835**

45–49 ****733**

50–54 ****557**

55–59 ****452**

60–64 ****393**

65–69 ****316**

70–74 ****226**

75–79 ****161**

80+ ****159**

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 Manuel Colohete?

San Manuel Colohete lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Belen Gualcho](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/belen-gualcho/), [Cololaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/cololaca/), [Gracias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gracias/), [La Campa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-campa/), [San Marcos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-marcos/), [San Marcos de Caiquin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-marcos-de-caiquin/) and [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-sebastian/). By area it is the 149th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.3% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of San Manuel Colohete is about 163 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 19 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.4453° N, -88.6735° 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 Manuel Colohete

Open gazetteers list **37 villages, towns and localities** in San Manuel Colohete. The largest with a recorded population: San Manuel de Colohete (14,583). Settlements here lie between about 1,205 m and 2,161 m above sea level (median 1,542 m).

- Casa Quemada
- Chachate
- Corante
- Desatao
- El Aguacatillo
- El Cedro
- El Chiquirín
- El Ciprés
- El Encontradero
- El Horno
- El Rodeo
- Fraternidad La Gloria
- Guacutao
- Jicarillo
- Junquillo
- La Hacienda
- La Meande
- La Miande
- Las Vegas
- Los Horcones
- Mocal
- Peña Blanca
- Piedra Larga
- Quesuca
- Río Grande
- San Antonio
- San José
- San Juan
- San Lucas
- San Manuel Colohete
- San Manuel de Colohete
- San Pedro
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Teresa
- Tierra Colorada
- Tocoloco
- Yuní

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 Manuel Colohete

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

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Canal
- Quebrada Gualapaca
- Quebrada Gualinga
- Quebrada Santa Elena
- Río El Cedro
- Río Gualcul
- Río Gualcula
- Río Gualmite
- Río Jagua

### Hills and mountains

6 mountains.

- Cerro Ventana · 2,161 m
- Cerro Bejuco · 2,141 m
- Cerro Panalito · 1,654 m
- Cerro de Quesuca · 1,625 m
- Torola · 1,402 m
- Cerro Caje · 1,276 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 Manuel Colohete and the best time to visit

In San Manuel Colohete, 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 San Manuel Colohete

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital clinica · La Campa 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.47583&mlon=-88.59603#map=17/14.47583/-88.59603) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Gracias 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58462&mlon=-88.58680#map=17/14.58462/-88.58680) 

Petrol pump Uno · San Manuel Colohete 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.44102&mlon=-88.67294#map=17/14.44102/-88.67294) 

Hotel Hotel Posada Celaque · San Manuel Colohete 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.44455&mlon=-88.67553#map=17/14.44455/-88.67553) 

Mall Plaza Bárbara Campos · Gracias 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58883&mlon=-88.58222#map=17/14.58883/-88.58222) 

School Instituto Juan Hernández · San Sebastian 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40077&mlon=-88.72946#map=17/14.40077/-88.72946) 

College Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional - INFOP · Gracias 19 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 19 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 San Manuel Colohete

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1

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 Andres
- San Francisco
- San Juan Guarita
- San Marcos de Caiquin
- San Rafael
- San Sebastian
- Santa Cruz
- Talgua
- Tambla
- Tomala
- Valladolid
- Virginia

## Quick answers

- Where is San Manuel Colohete?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Manuel Colohete?16,978 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Manuel Colohete?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Manuel Colohete?About 93 people per km²
- What borders San Manuel Colohete?Belen Gualcho, Cololaca, Gracias, La Campa, San Marcos, San Marcos de Caiquin and San Sebastian
- How many villages are in San Manuel Colohete?37 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Manuel Colohete?Settlements lie between 1,205 m and 2,161 m
- What is the highest point in San Manuel Colohete?Cerro Ventana (2,161 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Manuel Colohete?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Manuel Colohete?clinica, about 9.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Manuel Colohete?Banco de Occidente, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Manuel Colohete?Uno, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in San Manuel Colohete?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Manuel Colohete?HN1319 (OCHA common operational dataset)