# Fraternidad Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/fraternidad/ Municipality · Ocotepeque Department # Fraternidad Fraternidad is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **9,059 people** in 2024 on 92 km² (about 98 per km²). 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9,059people (2024) - 92.5km² - 1mapped services - 1,383 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Fraternidad? Fraternidad had an estimated **9,059 people** in 2024 — 5.1% of Ocotepeque Department, 204th of 298 municipalities. There are 897 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 92 km², that is about **98 people per km²**, 123rd of 298 municipalities. 36.2% of people are children under 15 and 3.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 22 years (it is 26 across Ocotepeque Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 67 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,256** 5–9 ****1,076** 10–14 ****949** 15–19 ****857** 20–24 ****904** 25–29 ****811** 30–34 ****709** 35–39 ****658** 40–44 ****466** 45–49 ****335** 50–54 ****282** 55–59 ****208** 60–64 ****199** 65–69 ****136** 70–74 ****85** 75–79 ****67** 80+ ****61** 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 Fraternidad? Fraternidad lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Dolores Merendon](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/dolores-merendon/), [La Encarnacion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-encarnacion/), [La Labor](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-labor/), [Lucerna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/lucerna/), [San Jorge](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-jorge/) and [Sinuapa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sinuapa/). By area it is the 221st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.7% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of Fraternidad is about 209 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 20 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.5841° N, -89.0747° 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 Fraternidad Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Fraternidad. Settlements here lie between about 1,206 m and 1,774 m above sea level (median 1,383 m). - Cuajo Seco - El Hormiguero - El Joconal - El Pilón - Fraternidad - La Fraternidad - Las Cruces - Los Amates - Los Bagres - Los Vados - Peñitas - Río Negro - San Francisco 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 Fraternidad Named natural and historic features inside Fraternidad, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Quebradona - Río Bagre ### Hills and mountains 6 mountains. - Pico Zapotal · 1,779 m - Cerro Negro · 1,774 m - Monte La Cumbre · 1,702 m - Monte La Chorcha · 1,612 m - Cerro El Pilón · 1,485 m - Cerro San Jerónimo · 1,412 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 Fraternidad and the best time to visit In Fraternidad, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,284 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (224 mm) and the driest Mar (20 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 20 26 Feb 22 21 Mar 23 20 Apr 25 37 May 25 142 Jun 23 198 Jul 23 165 Aug 23 198 Sep 22 224 Oct 22 158 Nov 20 62 Dec 20 33 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Fraternidad Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital CENTRO DE SALUD · Cabana 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75668&mlon=-89.04315#map=17/14.75668/-89.04315) Bank Banco Atlantida · Ocotepeque 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43540&mlon=-89.18296#map=17/14.43540/-89.18296) Petrol pump Puma · La Labor 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.48431&mlon=-88.99451#map=17/14.48431/-88.99451) Hotel Eugenia Hotel · La Labor 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.47848&mlon=-89.01859#map=17/14.47848/-89.01859) Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) School Escuela · San Jorge 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.64782&mlon=-89.13400#map=17/14.64782/-89.13400) College Colegio · Cabana 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.82931&mlon=-89.07997#map=17/14.82931/-89.07997) Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.54240&mlon=-89.07633#map=17/14.54240/-89.07633) 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 Fraternidad Places mapped inside Fraternidad in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Police stations1 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 - Belen Gualcho - Concepcion - Dolores Merendon - 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 Fraternidad?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras - What is the population of Fraternidad?9,059 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Fraternidad?About 22 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Fraternidad?About 98 people per km² - What borders Fraternidad?Dolores Merendon, La Encarnacion, La Labor, Lucerna, San Jorge and Sinuapa - How many villages are in Fraternidad?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Fraternidad?Settlements lie between 1,206 m and 1,774 m - What is the highest point in Fraternidad?Pico Zapotal (1,779 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Fraternidad?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Fraternidad?CENTRO DE SALUD, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Fraternidad?Banco Atlantida, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Fraternidad?Puma, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Fraternidad?HN1405 (OCHA common operational dataset)