# Tomala Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tomala/ Municipality · Lempira Department # Tomala Tomala is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **7,145 people** in 2024 on 48 km² (about 150 per km²). 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7,145people (2024) - 47.7km² - 1mapped services - 698 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Tomala? Tomala had an estimated **7,145 people** in 2024 — 1.8% of Lempira Department, 231st of 298 municipalities. There are 1,003 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 48 km², that is about **150 people per km²**, 51st of 298 municipalities. 33.5% of people are children under 15 and 4.7% 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 62 children and older people. 0–4 ****785** 5–9 ****806** 10–14 ****800** 15–19 ****752** 20–24 ****701** 25–29 ****604** 30–34 ****561** 35–39 ****463** 40–44 ****370** 45–49 ****318** 50–54 ****259** 55–59 ****230** 60–64 ****158** 65–69 ****110** 70–74 ****79** 75–79 ****82** 80+ ****67** 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 Tomala? Tomala lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 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/) and [Tambla](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/tambla/). By area it is the 279th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.1% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Tomala is about 165 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 40 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.2557° N, -88.7270° 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 Tomala Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Tomala. Settlements here lie between about 650 m and 940 m above sea level (median 698 m). - Cacao - Copante - El Aceituno - El Cerrón - Los Horconcillos - Los Planes - San Andresito - San Cristóbal - San José - Santa Juana - Santo Domingo 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 Tomala Named natural and historic features inside Tomala, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Honda - Río Saina ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Monte Quezaquire · 1,204 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 Tomala and the best time to visit In Tomala, 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 Tomala Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital clinica · La Campa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.47583&mlon=-88.59603#map=17/14.47583/-88.59603) Bank Banco de Occidente · Gracias 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58462&mlon=-88.58680#map=17/14.58462/-88.58680) Petrol pump Uno · San Manuel Colohete 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.44102&mlon=-88.67294#map=17/14.44102/-88.67294) 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 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.22717&mlon=-88.78323#map=17/14.22717/-88.78323) Police station Policía Nacional · San Juan 37 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 Tomala Places mapped inside Tomala 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 - Santa Cruz - Talgua - Tambla - Valladolid - Virginia ## Quick answers - Where is Tomala?In Lempira Department, Honduras - What is the population of Tomala?7,145 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Tomala?About 23 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Tomala?About 150 people per km² - What borders Tomala?Guarita, San Andres, San Sebastian and Tambla - How many villages are in Tomala?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tomala?Settlements lie between 650 m and 940 m - What is the highest point in Tomala?Monte Quezaquire (1,204 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Tomala?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Tomala?clinica, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tomala?Banco de Occidente, about 40 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tomala?Uno, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Tomala?HN1325 (OCHA common operational dataset)