# San Sebastian Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-sebastian/ Municipality · Lempira Department # San Sebastian San Sebastian is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **12,742 people** in 2024 on 222 km² (about 57 per km²). 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 12,742people (2024) - 222km² - 2mapped services - 1,256 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Sebastian? San Sebastian had an estimated **12,742 people** in 2024 — 3.3% of Lempira Department, 152nd of 298 municipalities. There are 902 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 222 km², that is about **57 people per km²**, 201st of 298 municipalities. 35.6% of people are children under 15 and 4.4% 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 66 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,455** 5–9 ****1,582** 10–14 ****1,494** 15–19 ****1,307** 20–24 ****1,257** 25–29 ****1,098** 30–34 ****968** 35–39 ****842** 40–44 ****620** 45–49 ****575** 50–54 ****410** 55–59 ****295** 60–64 ****282** 65–69 ****195** 70–74 ****157** 75–79 ****118** 80+ ****87** 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 Sebastian? San Sebastian lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 10 other municipalities: [Belen Gualcho](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/belen-gualcho/), [Cololaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/cololaca/), [Guarita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/guarita/), [San Andres](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-andres/), [San Manuel Colohete](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-manuel-colohete/), [San Marcos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-marcos/), [San Marcos de Caiquin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-marcos-de-caiquin/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/santa-cruz/), [Tambla](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tambla/) and [Tomala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tomala/). By area it is the 121st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.2% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of San Sebastian is about 167 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 31 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.3534° N, -88.7318° 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 Sebastian Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in San Sebastian. Settlements here lie between about 814 m and 2,052 m above sea level (median 1,256 m). - Azacualpa - Cerro Blanco - Cubite - El Agua Fría - El Carrizal - El Chiquirín - El Matasanito - El Paraíso - El Sucte - El Volcancito - El Zapote - Estanzuela - Gualcoros - Hierba Buena - La Mol - La Soledad del Morro - Las Hormigas - Las Tablas - Los Surquitos - Plan del Trozo - Potrerillos - San Antonio - San Francisco - San Isidro - San Sebastián - Sanate - Tierra Nácar - Yologuaca 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 Sebastian Named natural and historic features inside San Sebastian, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Agualoro - Quebrada Cantigüe - Quebrada Las Lajas - Quezaquire - Río Agua Fría - Río El Mecate - Río Gualcoros - Río Petuncara ### Hills and mountains 9 mountains. - Cerro del Matarral · 2,266 m - Cerro de El Ciprés · 2,052 m - Cerro Curucio · 1,987 m - Hierba Buena · 1,980 m - Cerro Ventana · 1,375 m - Cerro El Alta · 1,230 m - Cerro Lomol · 1,230 m - Monte Tierra Nácar · 1,143 m - Monte Matasano · 814 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 Sebastian and the best time to visit In San Sebastian, 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 Sebastian Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital clinica · La Campa 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.47583&mlon=-88.59603#map=17/14.47583/-88.59603) Bank Banco de Occidente · Gracias 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58462&mlon=-88.58680#map=17/14.58462/-88.58680) Petrol pump Uno · San Manuel Colohete 12 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.44455&mlon=-88.67553#map=17/14.44455/-88.67553) Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) School Instituto Juan Hernández · San Sebastian 5.3 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 31 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 31 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 Sebastian Places mapped inside San Sebastian 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 Andres - San Francisco - San Juan Guarita - San Manuel Colohete - San Marcos de Caiquin - San Rafael - Santa Cruz - Talgua - Tambla - Tomala - Valladolid - Virginia ## Quick answers - Where is San Sebastian?In Lempira Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Sebastian?12,742 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Sebastian?About 22 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Sebastian?About 57 people per km² - What borders San Sebastian?Belen Gualcho, Cololaca, Guarita, San Andres, San Manuel Colohete, San Marcos, San Marcos de Caiquin, Santa Cruz, Tambla and Tomala - How many villages are in San Sebastian?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Sebastian?Settlements lie between 814 m and 2,052 m - What is the highest point in San Sebastian?Cerro del Matarral (2,266 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Sebastian?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to San Sebastian?clinica, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Sebastian?Banco de Occidente, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Sebastian?Uno, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Sebastian?HN1321 (OCHA common operational dataset)