# Belen Gualcho Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/belen-gualcho/ Municipality · Ocotepeque Department # Belen Gualcho Belen Gualcho is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **18,587 people** in 2024 on 156 km² (about 119 per km²). 47 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18,587people (2024) - 156km² - 1mapped services - 1,804 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Belen Gualcho? Belen Gualcho had an estimated **18,587 people** in 2024 — 10.5% of Ocotepeque Department, 109th of 298 municipalities. There are 969 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 156 km², that is about **119 people per km²**, 90th of 298 municipalities. 33.4% of people are children under 15 and 5.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 26 across Ocotepeque Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people. 0–4 ****2,032** 5–9 ****2,148** 10–14 ****2,033** 15–19 ****1,754** 20–24 ****1,594** 25–29 ****1,560** 30–34 ****1,553** 35–39 ****1,355** 40–44 ****999** 45–49 ****802** 50–54 ****733** 55–59 ****584** 60–64 ****437** 65–69 ****351** 70–74 ****243** 75–79 ****207** 80+ ****202** 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 Belen Gualcho? Belen Gualcho lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Corquin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/corquin/), [Gracias](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/gracias/), [San Manuel Colohete](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-manuel-colohete/), [San Marcos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-marcos/), [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-sebastian/) and [Sensenti](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sensenti/). By area it is the 168th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 9.6% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of Belen Gualcho is about 176 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 43 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.4814° N, -88.7894° 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 Belen Gualcho Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Belen Gualcho. The largest with a recorded population: Belén Gualcho (15,983) and Yaruchel (1,105). Settlements here lie between about 1,265 m and 2,291 m above sea level (median 1,804 m). - Agua Salada - Belén Gualcho - Calbario - Cedro - Cerro Verde - Chichicuilote - Chimis - Cruz Alta - El Amatillo - El Capucal - El Cascajal - El Caudate - El Cipresal - El Ciprés - El Conte - El Copantillo - El Jutal - El Paraíso - El Pitillo - El Raicero - El Rión - El Suetal - El Triunfo - Gocia - Joalaca - Jualaca - La Gocia - La Moaga - La Tejera - Las Crucitas - Letango - Llano Largo - Llano Redondo - Los Planes - Magueyal - Malsincales - Miantago - Paletal - Palos Blancos - Peña Blanca - Piedra de Sal - Río Negro - San Juan - Suyande - Tullal - Yaruchel - Zopilote 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 Belen Gualcho Named natural and historic features inside Belen Gualcho, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Quebrada El Rión - Quebrada del Bañadero - Río Comedero - Río Manate - Río Zopilote - Río del Rancho ### Hills and mountains 12 mountains. - Cerro Ventanas · 2,151 m - Cerro El Clarín · 2,114 m - Cerro Maranchila · 2,098 m - Cerro Fangul · 2,069 m - Cerro Mentago · 2,069 m - Cerro Capitán · 2,041 m - Cerro San Juan · 1,999 m - Monte Blanco · 1,980 m - Cerro Quilague · 1,805 m - Cerro Colorado · 1,804 m - Cerro Ermita · 1,798 m - Cerro Orogara · 1,566 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 Belen Gualcho and the best time to visit In Belen Gualcho, 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 Belen Gualcho Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Basico San Marcos · San Marcos 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41219&mlon=-88.95590#map=17/14.41219/-88.95590) Bank Banco de Occidente · Gracias 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.58462&mlon=-88.58680#map=17/14.58462/-88.58680) Petrol pump Uno · San Manuel Colohete 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.44102&mlon=-88.67294#map=17/14.44102/-88.67294) Hotel Centro Turistico El Espino · Corquin 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.55966&mlon=-88.87098#map=17/14.55966/-88.87098) Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) School Escuela Dr. Policarpo Bonilla · Belen Gualcho 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.47890&mlon=-88.78867#map=17/14.47890/-88.78867) College Instituto Nacional de Formación Profesional - INFOP · Gracias 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59541&mlon=-88.59507#map=17/14.59541/-88.59507) Police station Policía Nacional de Honduras - Jefatura Departamental · Gracias 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.59136&mlon=-88.58908#map=17/14.59136/-88.58908) 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 Belen Gualcho Places mapped inside Belen Gualcho 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 Ocotepeque Department - Concepcion - Dolores Merendon - Fraternidad - La Encarnacion - La Labor - Lucerna - Mercedes - Ocotepeque - San Fernando - San Francisco del Valle - San Jorge - San Marcos - Santa Fe - Sensenti - Sinuapa ## Quick answers - Where is Belen Gualcho?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras - What is the population of Belen Gualcho?18,587 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Belen Gualcho?About 24 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Belen Gualcho?About 119 people per km² - What borders Belen Gualcho?Corquin, Gracias, San Manuel Colohete, San Marcos, San Sebastian and Sensenti - How many villages are in Belen Gualcho?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Belen Gualcho?Settlements lie between 1,265 m and 2,291 m - What is the highest point in Belen Gualcho?Cerro Ventanas (2,151 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Belen Gualcho?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Belen Gualcho?Hospital Basico San Marcos, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Belen Gualcho?Banco de Occidente, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Belen Gualcho?Uno, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Belen Gualcho?HN1402 (OCHA common operational dataset)