# Virginia Municipality, Lempira Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/virginia/ Municipality · Lempira Department # Virginia Virginia is a municipality of Honduras in Lempira Department. It had an estimated **2,750 people** in 2024 on 37 km² (about 74 per km²). 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 2,750people (2024) - 37.1km² - 359 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Virginia? Virginia had an estimated **2,750 people** in 2024 — 0.7% of Lempira Department, 294th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,079 women for every 1,000 men (above the Lempira Department figure of 1,003). Spread over 37 km², that is about **74 people per km²**, 173rd of 298 municipalities. 27.8% of people are children under 15 and 10.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 24 across Lempira Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people. 0–4 ****241** 5–9 ****241** 10–14 ****282** 15–19 ****254** 20–24 ****254** 25–29 ****191** 30–34 ****178** 35–39 ****196** 40–44 ****170** 45–49 ****142** 50–54 ****146** 55–59 ****88** 60–64 ****68** 65–69 ****95** 70–74 ****81** 75–79 ****52** 80+ ****71** 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 Virginia? Virginia lies in [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Candelaria](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/candelaria/), [Mapulaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/mapulaca/) and [Piraera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/piraera/). By area it is the 292nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 0.9% of [Lempira Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/). The centre of Virginia is about 146 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 65 km from Gracias, the main town of Lempira Department. The centre point is at 14.0079° N, -88.5556° 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 Virginia Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Virginia. The largest with a recorded population: Virginia (2,574). Settlements here lie between about 155 m and 391 m above sea level (median 359 m). - Agua Zarca - Cerro Grande - El Castaño - El Rodeo - Gualcincora - Guaquincora - Llano Grande - Los Hernández - San Pedro - Virginia 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 Virginia Named natural and historic features inside Virginia, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Agua Caliente - Quebrada El Salitre - Quebrada La Haciendita - Quebrada Los Pasales - Quebrada de La Hacienda - Río Gualgüís ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Cerro La Jagua · 340 m - Cerro Los Bolos · 340 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 Virginia and the best time to visit In Virginia, 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 Virginia Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Clinica Dental San Isidro · Colomoncagua 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.00000&mlon=-88.31670#map=17/14.00000/-88.31670) Bank Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito · Colomoncagua 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.96283&mlon=-88.27808#map=17/13.96283/-88.27808) Petrol pump Gasolinera Petro Lempira · La Virtud 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.05799&mlon=-88.69061#map=17/14.05799/-88.69061) Hotel Hotel El Sitio · Gualcince 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.11670&mlon=-88.56670#map=17/14.11670/-88.56670) Mall Variedades Mersy · La Virtud 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.06206&mlon=-88.69836#map=17/14.06206/-88.69836) School Instituto Oficial Mapulaca · Mapulaca 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.03022&mlon=-88.61361#map=17/14.03022/-88.61361) Police station Policía Nacional · Dolores 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.24251&mlon=-88.37756#map=17/14.24251/-88.37756) 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 - Talgua - Tambla - Tomala - Valladolid ## Quick answers - Where is Virginia?In Lempira Department, Honduras - What is the population of Virginia?2,750 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Virginia?About 28 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Virginia?About 74 people per km² - What borders Virginia?Candelaria, Mapulaca and Piraera - How many villages are in Virginia?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Virginia?Settlements lie between 155 m and 391 m - What is the highest point in Virginia?Cerro La Jagua (340 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Virginia?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Virginia?Clinica Dental San Isidro, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Virginia?Coacfil cooperativa de ahorro y credito, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Virginia?Gasolinera Petro Lempira, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Virginia?HN1327 (OCHA common operational dataset)