# Santa Cruz Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/santa-cruz/ Municipality · Lempira Department # Santa Cruz Santa Cruz is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **8,650 people** in 2024 on 151 km² (about 57 per km²). 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8,650people (2024) - 151km² - 1mapped services - 1,480 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Santa Cruz? Santa Cruz had an estimated **8,650 people** in 2024 — 2.2% of Lempira Department, 210th of 298 municipalities. There are 991 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 151 km², that is about **57 people per km²**, 202nd of 298 municipalities. 35.7% of people are children under 15 and 5.4% 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 70 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,048** 5–9 ****1,070** 10–14 ****968** 15–19 ****838** 20–24 ****784** 25–29 ****760** 30–34 ****692** 35–39 ****540** 40–44 ****438** 45–49 ****388** 50–54 ****245** 55–59 ****229** 60–64 ****186** 65–69 ****205** 70–74 ****123** 75–79 ****71** 80+ ****65** 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 Santa Cruz? Santa Cruz lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Erandique](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/erandique/), [La Campa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-campa/), [San Andres](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-andres/), [San Juan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/intibuca/san-juan/), [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 173rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.5% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Santa Cruz is about 144 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 27 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.3631° N, -88.5125° 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 Santa Cruz Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Cruz. Settlements here lie between about 889 m and 1,810 m above sea level (median 1,480 m). - Cacahuatal - Candelaria - El Gusano - El Morro - El Zapote - Guayabillo - Jocomico - Las Aradas - Las Barandillas - Las Mesitas - Loma Limpia - Los Hornos - Los Naranjos - Mezcalío - Pajapas - San Antonio - San Felipe - San Isidro - San José - San Pedro - Santa Cruz - Suntulí - Tambla 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 Santa Cruz Named natural and historic features inside Santa Cruz, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Palauta - Quebrada San Isidro - Río Concepción - Río Coto ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains. - Montaña de Camapara · 1,840 m - Cerro Eraute · 1,810 m - Cerro Palomar · 1,569 m - Monte Empira · 1,569 m - Cerro Tambla · 1,528 m - Monte Peleo · 1,504 m - Monte Cerro Verde · 1,220 m - Cerro Amol · 962 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 Santa Cruz and the best time to visit In Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro Integral de Salud de San Juan · San Juan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.39890&mlon=-88.42061#map=17/14.39890/-88.42061) Bank Banco de Occidente · Gracias 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58462&mlon=-88.58680#map=17/14.58462/-88.58680) Petrol pump Uno · San Juan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.39522&mlon=-88.41801#map=17/14.39522/-88.41801) Hotel María Ondina Plaza Hotel · San Juan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40239&mlon=-88.42220#map=17/14.40239/-88.42220) Mall Plaza Bárbara Campos · Gracias 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58883&mlon=-88.58222#map=17/14.58883/-88.58222) School Escuela Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.33003&mlon=-88.52190#map=17/14.33003/-88.52190) College Telecentro Gracias UNAH-CUROC · Gracias 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59020&mlon=-88.58099#map=17/14.59020/-88.58099) Police station Policía Nacional · San Juan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40228&mlon=-88.42275#map=17/14.40228/-88.42275) 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 Santa Cruz Places mapped inside Santa Cruz 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 - Piraera - San Andres - San Francisco - San Juan Guarita - San Manuel Colohete - San Marcos de Caiquin - San Rafael - San Sebastian - Talgua - Tambla - Tomala - Valladolid - Virginia ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Cruz?In Lempira Department, Honduras - What is the population of Santa Cruz?8,650 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Santa Cruz?About 23 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Santa Cruz?About 57 people per km² - What borders Santa Cruz?Erandique, La Campa, San Andres, San Juan, San Marcos de Caiquin and San Sebastian - How many villages are in Santa Cruz?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Cruz?Settlements lie between 889 m and 1,810 m - What is the highest point in Santa Cruz?Montaña de Camapara (1,840 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santa Cruz?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Cruz?Centro Integral de Salud de San Juan, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Cruz?Banco de Occidente, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Cruz?Uno, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Cruz?HN1322 (OCHA common operational dataset)