# Lucerna Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Ocotepeque Department 

# Lucerna

Lucerna is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **6,632 people** in 2024 on 119 km² (about 56 per km²). 10 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6,632people (2024)
- 119km²
- 1,264 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Lucerna?

Lucerna had an estimated **6,632 people** in 2024 — 3.7% of Ocotepeque Department, 236th of 298 municipalities. There are 953 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 119 km², that is about **56 people per km²**, 208th of 298 municipalities.

31.5% of people are children under 15 and 7.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 26 across Ocotepeque Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people.

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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 Lucerna?

Lucerna 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/), [Fraternidad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/fraternidad/), [La Encarnacion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-encarnacion/), [La Labor](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-labor/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-union/) and [Sensenti](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sensenti/). By area it is the 198th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 7.3% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of Lucerna is about 197 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 30 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.5954° N, -88.9546° 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 Lucerna

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Lucerna. The largest with a recorded population: Lucerna (6,009). Settlements here lie between about 830 m and 2,027 m above sea level (median 1,264 m).

- Agua Caliente
- El Pacayal
- El Portillo de Cerro Negro
- La Calera
- La Concordia
- Las Delicias
- Lucerna
- Quebrada Grande
- Río Hondo
- Santa Rosita

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 Lucerna

Named natural and historic features inside Lucerna, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

3 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Laguna Cuajo Seco
- Quebrada Copante
- Quebrada Grande
- Río Rancho Nuevo

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains.

- Cerro Erapuca · 2,027 m
- Cerro Portillo · 1,822 m
- Cerro La Cumbre · 1,196 m
- Cerro Las Uvas · 1,187 m
- Cerro Grande · 1,102 m
- Cerro Joconal · 1,102 m
- Cerro Negro · 1,102 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 Lucerna and the best time to visit

In Lucerna, 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
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- May
- Jun
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- Aug
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- 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 Lucerna

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital CENTRO DE SALUD · Cabana 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75668&mlon=-89.04315#map=17/14.75668/-89.04315) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · Santa Rosa de Copan 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76184&mlon=-88.77495#map=17/14.76184/-88.77495) 

Petrol pump Puma · Sensenti 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.53952&mlon=-88.94634#map=17/14.53952/-88.94634) 

Hotel Hotel Posada Dona Blanca · Corquin 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.56091&mlon=-88.87380#map=17/14.56091/-88.87380) 

Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) 

School Instituto Copán · Corquin 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.57016&mlon=-88.87259#map=17/14.57016/-88.87259) 

College UCENM - Campus Jorge Bueso Arias · Santa Rosa de Copan 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76993&mlon=-88.78876#map=17/14.76993/-88.78876) 

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.

## Other municipalities in Ocotepeque Department

- Belen Gualcho
- Concepcion
- Dolores Merendon
- Fraternidad
- La Encarnacion
- La Labor
- Mercedes
- Ocotepeque
- San Fernando
- San Francisco del Valle
- San Jorge
- San Marcos
- Santa Fe
- Sensenti
- Sinuapa

## Quick answers

- Where is Lucerna?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Lucerna?6,632 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Lucerna?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Lucerna?About 56 people per km²
- What borders Lucerna?Corquin, Fraternidad, La Encarnacion, La Labor, La Union and Sensenti
- How many villages are in Lucerna?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lucerna?Settlements lie between 830 m and 2,027 m
- What is the highest point in Lucerna?Cerro Erapuca (2,027 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Lucerna?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lucerna?CENTRO DE SALUD, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lucerna?Banco de Occidente, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lucerna?Puma, about 6.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lucerna?HN1408 (OCHA common operational dataset)