# Mercedes Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/mercedes/ Municipality · Ocotepeque Department # Mercedes Mercedes is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **7,936 people** in 2024 on 95 km² (about 84 per km²). 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7,936people (2024) - 94.8km² - 1mapped services - 1,455 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Mercedes? Mercedes had an estimated **7,936 people** in 2024 — 4.5% of Ocotepeque Department, 220th of 298 municipalities. There are 987 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 95 km², that is about **84 people per km²**, 147th of 298 municipalities. 29.1% of people are children under 15 and 5.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 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 ****700** 5–9 ****757** 10–14 ****853** 15–19 ****818** 20–24 ****767** 25–29 ****637** 30–34 ****701** 35–39 ****577** 40–44 ****490** 45–49 ****400** 50–54 ****298** 55–59 ****286** 60–64 ****196** 65–69 ****174** 70–74 ****94** 75–79 ****88** 80+ ****100** 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 Mercedes? Mercedes lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Cololaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/cololaca/), [San Francisco del Valle](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-francisco-del-valle/), [San Marcos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-marcos/) and [Sinuapa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sinuapa/). By area it is the 220th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.8% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of Mercedes is about 194 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 25 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.3098° N, -88.9918° 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 Mercedes Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Mercedes. Settlements here lie between about 1,098 m and 1,984 m above sea level (median 1,455 m). - Banderillas - El Coral - El Limoncito - El Rosario - El Sillón - El Yoroconte - Jocotán - Laguna Seca - Las Vegas - Las Vegas del Río Chiquito - Mercedes - Plan del Rosario - San Antonio - San José de Jocotán 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 Mercedes Named natural and historic features inside Mercedes, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Río Chiquito - Sitio ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Cerro Negro · 1,712 m - Capulín · 1,436 m - Cerro El Caliche · 1,355 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 Mercedes and the best time to visit In Mercedes, 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 Mercedes Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Clínica Médica López · San Marcos 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40700&mlon=-88.95510#map=17/14.40700/-88.95510) Bank Banrural · Ocotepeque 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43474&mlon=-89.18298#map=17/14.43474/-89.18298) Petrol pump Gasolinera La Herradura · San Marcos 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41270&mlon=-88.94779#map=17/14.41270/-88.94779) Hotel Hotel Real San Marcos · San Marcos 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40754&mlon=-88.95326#map=17/14.40754/-88.95326) Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) School CEB Daniel Morales · La Labor 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.48195&mlon=-89.00117#map=17/14.48195/-89.00117) Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 27 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 Mercedes Places mapped inside Mercedes in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Restaurants1 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 - La Labor - Lucerna - Ocotepeque - San Fernando - San Francisco del Valle - San Jorge - San Marcos - Santa Fe - Sensenti - Sinuapa ## Quick answers - Where is Mercedes?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras - What is the population of Mercedes?7,936 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Mercedes?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Mercedes?About 84 people per km² - What borders Mercedes?Cololaca, San Francisco del Valle, San Marcos and Sinuapa - How many villages are in Mercedes?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mercedes?Settlements lie between 1,098 m and 1,984 m - What is the highest point in Mercedes?Cerro Negro (1,712 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mercedes?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Mercedes?Clínica Médica López, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mercedes?Banrural, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mercedes?Gasolinera La Herradura, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mercedes?HN1409 (OCHA common operational dataset)