# Talgua Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/talgua/ Municipality · Lempira Department # Talgua Talgua is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **12,154 people** in 2024 on 83 km² (about 147 per km²). 19 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 12,154people (2024) - 82.9km² - 885 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Talgua? Talgua had an estimated **12,154 people** in 2024 — 3.1% of Lempira Department, 158th of 298 municipalities. There are 976 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 83 km², that is about **147 people per km²**, 53rd of 298 municipalities. 29.8% of people are children under 15 and 5.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 24 across Lempira Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 54 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,199** 5–9 ****1,151** 10–14 ****1,270** 15–19 ****1,227** 20–24 ****1,248** 25–29 ****1,109** 30–34 ****1,020** 35–39 ****818** 40–44 ****717** 45–49 ****520** 50–54 ****501** 55–59 ****390** 60–64 ****317** 65–69 ****228** 70–74 ****171** 75–79 ****120** 80+ ****148** 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 Talgua? Talgua lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Cucuyagua](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/cucuyagua/), [Las Flores](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/las-flores/), [San Pedro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-pedro/) and [Santa Rosa de Copan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/santa-rosa-de-copan/). By area it is the 231st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.9% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Talgua is about 178 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 14.6827° N, -88.7360° 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 Talgua Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Talgua. The largest with a recorded population: Talgua (10,744). Settlements here lie between about 525 m and 1,660 m above sea level (median 885 m). - Camalote - Cansincamón - Ciruelito - El Aguacate - El Matasano - La Calera - La Rinconada - Las Casitas - Las Lajitas - Lemanal - Los Planes - Ocotalito - Pinabetal - Rostrojo Grande - San Ramón - Talgua - Talnetes - Vega de las Chanchas - Zapote Tejera 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 Talgua Named natural and historic features inside Talgua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Naranjo - Quebrada del Cangrejo - Quebrada del Limón - Quebrada del Suctal ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains. - Cerro Bilao · 1,431 m - Cerro Peña Blanca · 1,194 m - Cerro Callejones · 885 m - Cerro Cutijera · 814 m - Cerro de las Planchas · 749 m - Cerro Pashapa · 706 m - Cerro Pelón · 706 m - Cerro Gual · 705 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 Talgua and the best time to visit In Talgua, 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 Talgua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Centro Medico Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa de Copan 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75934&mlon=-88.78097#map=17/14.75934/-88.78097) Bank Banco de Occidente · Santa Rosa de Copan 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76184&mlon=-88.77495#map=17/14.76184/-88.77495) Petrol pump Gasolinera El Duende · Santa Rosa de Copan 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75883&mlon=-88.77610#map=17/14.75883/-88.77610) Hotel Hotel Cabañas Orígenes Coffee · San Pedro 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.61239&mlon=-88.78459#map=17/14.61239/-88.78459) Mall Plaza Saavedra · Santa Rosa de Copan 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76734&mlon=-88.77635#map=17/14.76734/-88.77635) School Instituto Santo Domingo Savio · Santa Rosa de Copan 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75915&mlon=-88.77175#map=17/14.75915/-88.77175) College UCENM - Campus Jorge Bueso Arias · Santa Rosa de Copan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76993&mlon=-88.78876#map=17/14.76993/-88.78876) Police station Policia Preventiva Santa Rosadecopan · Santa Rosa de Copan 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77503&mlon=-88.77670#map=17/14.77503/-88.77670) 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. ## 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 - Santa Cruz - Tambla - Tomala - Valladolid - Virginia ## Quick answers - Where is Talgua?In Lempira Department, Honduras - What is the population of Talgua?12,154 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Talgua?About 25 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Talgua?About 147 people per km² - What borders Talgua?Cucuyagua, Las Flores, San Pedro and Santa Rosa de Copan - How many villages are in Talgua?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Talgua?Settlements lie between 525 m and 1,660 m - What is the highest point in Talgua?Cerro Bilao (1,431 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Talgua?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Talgua?Hospital Centro Medico Santa Rosa, about 9.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Talgua?Banco de Occidente, about 9.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Talgua?Gasolinera El Duende, about 9.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Talgua?HN1323 (OCHA common operational dataset)