# Tambla Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tambla/

Municipality · Lempira Department 

# Tambla

Tambla is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **3,847 people** in 2024 on 59 km² (about 66 per km²). 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3,847people (2024)
- 58.6km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,135 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Tambla?

Tambla had an estimated **3,847 people** in 2024 — 1.0% of Lempira Department, 284th of 298 municipalities. There are 967 women for every 1,000 men (below the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 59 km², that is about **66 people per km²**, 187th of 298 municipalities.

31.2% of people are children under 15 and 6.7% 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 61 children and older people.

0–4 ****387**

5–9 ****395**

10–14 ****418**

15–19 ****355**

20–24 ****371**

25–29 ****376**

30–34 ****259**

35–39 ****265**

40–44 ****256**

45–49 ****169**

50–54 ****122**

55–59 ****122**

60–64 ****95**

65–69 ****80**

70–74 ****73**

75–79 ****49**

80+ ****55**

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 Tambla?

Tambla lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Guarita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/guarita/), [San Andres](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-andres/), [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-sebastian/), [Tomala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tomala/) and [Valladolid](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/valladolid/). By area it is the 267th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.4% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Tambla is about 173 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 46 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.2361° N, -88.8021° 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 Tambla

Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Tambla. The largest with a recorded population: Tomalá (6,495). Settlements here lie between about 710 m and 1,334 m above sea level (median 1,135 m).

- Coyolillo
- El Sitio
- El Zarzal
- La Barandilla
- Plan de Ocote
- San Francisco del Aceituno
- Santa Juana
- Tambla
- Tomalá

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 Tambla

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro Sompopero · 1,218 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 Tambla and the best time to visit

In Tambla, 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 Tambla

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Médica López · San Marcos 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40700&mlon=-88.95510#map=17/14.40700/-88.95510) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Petro Lempira · La Virtud 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05799&mlon=-88.69061#map=17/14.05799/-88.69061) 

Hotel Centro de Capacitaciones Cocepradil · Valladolid 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.14280&mlon=-88.72813#map=17/14.14280/-88.72813) 

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 Complejo Educativo Juan Bautista López · Tomala 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.22717&mlon=-88.78323#map=17/14.22717/-88.78323) 

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 Tambla

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

- Schools1
- Restaurants1

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
- Santa Cruz
- Talgua
- Tomala
- Valladolid
- Virginia

## Quick answers

- Where is Tambla?In Lempira Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Tambla?3,847 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Tambla?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Tambla?About 66 people per km²
- What borders Tambla?Guarita, San Andres, San Sebastian, Tomala and Valladolid
- How many villages are in Tambla?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tambla?Settlements lie between 710 m and 1,334 m
- What is the highest point in Tambla?Cerro Sompopero (1,218 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Tambla?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tambla?Clínica Médica López, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tambla?Gasolinera Petro Lempira, about 23 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Tambla?HN1324 (OCHA common operational dataset)