# La Labor Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-labor/ Municipality · Ocotepeque Department # La Labor La Labor is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **11,451 people** in 2024 on 103 km² (about 111 per km²). 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11,451people (2024) - 103km² - 11mapped services - 1,329 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in La Labor? La Labor had an estimated **11,451 people** in 2024 — 6.5% of Ocotepeque Department, 166th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,027 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 103 km², that is about **111 people per km²**, 99th of 298 municipalities. 27.4% of people are children under 15 and 6.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 26 across Ocotepeque Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 52 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,146** 5–9 ****966** 10–14 ****1,026** 15–19 ****1,056** 20–24 ****1,135** 25–29 ****1,064** 30–34 ****920** 35–39 ****743** 40–44 ****771** 45–49 ****601** 50–54 ****500** 55–59 ****444** 60–64 ****311** 65–69 ****290** 70–74 ****145** 75–79 ****162** 80+ ****171** 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 Labor? La Labor 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/), [Lucerna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/lucerna/), [San Francisco del Valle](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-francisco-del-valle/), [Sensenti](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sensenti/) and [Sinuapa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sinuapa/). By area it is the 209th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 6.3% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of La Labor is about 202 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 18 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.4969° N, -89.0323° 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 Labor Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in La Labor. The largest with a recorded population: La Labor (9,838) and Llano Largo (910). Settlements here lie between about 1,004 m and 2,202 m above sea level (median 1,329 m). - El Matasano - El Portillo - El Rosario - El Talnete - La Granadilla - La Labor - Las Vegas - Llano Largo - Los Ranchos - Montepeque - Pachapa - Pashapa - Santa Ifigenia - Santa Lucía 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 Labor Named natural and historic features inside La Labor, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Quebrada las Pilas - Río Hondo - Río Jute - Río Potrero ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 mountain pass. - Cerro El Cocal · 2,116 m - Portillo Pashapa · 1,717 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 La Labor and the best time to visit In La Labor, 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 Labor Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Basico San Marcos · San Marcos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41219&mlon=-88.95590#map=17/14.41219/-88.95590) Bank Banco Atlantida · Ocotepeque 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43540&mlon=-89.18296#map=17/14.43540/-89.18296) Petrol pump Puma · La Labor 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.48431&mlon=-88.99451#map=17/14.48431/-88.99451) Hotel Eugenia Hotel · La Labor 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.47848&mlon=-89.01859#map=17/14.47848/-89.01859) Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) School Instituto Dr. Esteban Mendoza · La Labor 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.48704&mlon=-89.00060#map=17/14.48704/-89.00060) Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 6.9 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 Labor Places mapped inside La Labor in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels3 - Schools4 - Restaurants3 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 Encarnacion - Lucerna - Mercedes - Ocotepeque - San Fernando - San Francisco del Valle - San Jorge - San Marcos - Santa Fe - Sensenti - Sinuapa ## Quick answers - Where is La Labor?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras - What is the population of La Labor?11,451 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in La Labor?About 27 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of La Labor?About 111 people per km² - What borders La Labor?Fraternidad, Lucerna, San Francisco del Valle, Sensenti and Sinuapa - How many villages are in La Labor?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of La Labor?Settlements lie between 1,004 m and 2,202 m - What is the highest point in La Labor?Cerro El Cocal (2,116 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit La Labor?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to La Labor?Hospital Basico San Marcos, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to La Labor?Banco Atlantida, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Labor?Puma, about 4.3 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in La Labor?1 mapped - What is the P-code of La Labor?HN1407 (OCHA common operational dataset)