# La Encarnacion Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-encarnacion/ Municipality · Ocotepeque Department # La Encarnacion La Encarnacion is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **6,036 people** in 2024 on 37 km² (about 165 per km²). 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 6,036people (2024) - 36.7km² - 1mapped services - 1,468 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in La Encarnacion? La Encarnacion had an estimated **6,036 people** in 2024 — 3.4% of Ocotepeque Department, 249th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,014 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 37 km², that is about **165 people per km²**, 40th of 298 municipalities. 27.0% of people are children under 15 and 8.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 26 across Ocotepeque Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 54 children and older people. 0–4 ****587** 5–9 ****520** 10–14 ****520** 15–19 ****534** 20–24 ****570** 25–29 ****548** 30–34 ****464** 35–39 ****479** 40–44 ****375** 45–49 ****309** 50–54 ****232** 55–59 ****226** 60–64 ****185** 65–69 ****178** 70–74 ****100** 75–79 ****96** 80+ ****113** 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 La Encarnacion? La Encarnacion lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Fraternidad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/fraternidad/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-union/), [Lucerna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/lucerna/), [San Fernando](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-fernando/) and [San Jorge](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-jorge/). By area it is the 294th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.2% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of La Encarnacion is about 209 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 29 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.6633° N, -89.0518° 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 La Encarnacion Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in La Encarnacion. The largest with a recorded population: La Encarnación (1,484). Settlements here lie between about 876 m and 1,775 m above sea level (median 1,468 m). - El Chorro - El Limoncito - El Naranjo - El Socorro - La Encarnación - Santa Catalina - Sesesmiles 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 La Encarnacion Named natural and historic features inside La Encarnacion, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Agua Hedionda - Quebrada El Chorro - Quebrada Sacatintal - Río Colorado 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 La Encarnacion and the best time to visit In La Encarnacion, 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 La Encarnacion Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital CENTRO DE SALUD · Cabana 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75668&mlon=-89.04315#map=17/14.75668/-89.04315) Bank BAC · Copan Ruinas 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83850&mlon=-89.15521#map=17/14.83850/-89.15521) Petrol pump Gasolinera · Cabana 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77396&mlon=-89.07884#map=17/14.77396/-89.07884) Hotel Hotel Michell · Cucuyagua 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.64851&mlon=-88.87517#map=17/14.64851/-88.87517) Mall La Boutique del Artesano · Copan Ruinas 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83761&mlon=-89.15547#map=17/14.83761/-89.15547) School Escuela · Cabana 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.73481&mlon=-89.07652#map=17/14.73481/-89.07652) College Colegio · Cabana 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.82931&mlon=-89.07997#map=17/14.82931/-89.07997) Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 14 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 La Encarnacion Places mapped inside La Encarnacion in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Dental clinics1 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 - Fraternidad - La Labor - Lucerna - Mercedes - Ocotepeque - San Fernando - San Francisco del Valle - San Jorge - San Marcos - Santa Fe - Sensenti - Sinuapa ## Quick answers - Where is La Encarnacion?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras - What is the population of La Encarnacion?6,036 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in La Encarnacion?About 28 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of La Encarnacion?About 165 people per km² - What borders La Encarnacion?Fraternidad, La Union, Lucerna, San Fernando and San Jorge - How many villages are in La Encarnacion?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of La Encarnacion?Settlements lie between 876 m and 1,775 m - What is the best time to visit La Encarnacion?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to La Encarnacion?CENTRO DE SALUD, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to La Encarnacion?BAC, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Encarnacion?Gasolinera, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of La Encarnacion?HN1406 (OCHA common operational dataset)