# San Fernando Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-fernando/ Municipality · Ocotepeque Department # San Fernando San Fernando is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **7,546 people** in 2024 on 53 km² (about 143 per km²). 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 7,546people (2024) - 52.9km² - 1,080 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Fernando? San Fernando had an estimated **7,546 people** in 2024 — 4.3% of Ocotepeque Department, 227th of 298 municipalities. There are 996 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 53 km², that is about **143 people per km²**, 57th of 298 municipalities. 29.7% of people are children under 15 and 5.8% 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 55 children and older people. 0–4 ****844** 5–9 ****692** 10–14 ****705** 15–19 ****749** 20–24 ****719** 25–29 ****706** 30–34 ****567** 35–39 ****544** 40–44 ****435** 45–49 ****373** 50–54 ****292** 55–59 ****270** 60–64 ****213** 65–69 ****165** 70–74 ****120** 75–79 ****59** 80+ ****93** 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 San Fernando? San Fernando lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Cabana](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/cabana/), [Copan Ruinas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/copan-ruinas/), [La Encarnacion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-encarnacion/) and [San Jorge](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-jorge/). By area it is the 274th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.2% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of San Fernando is about 214 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 14.6916° N, -89.0929° 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 San Fernando Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in San Fernando. The largest with a recorded population: San Fernando (1,026). Settlements here lie between about 814 m and 1,233 m above sea level (median 1,080 m). - Agua Caliente - El Manzano - El Rosario - Las Tablas - Quebradas - Queseras - San Antonio - San Antonio de Curarén - San Fernando - San José de Curarén - San Rafael - Sulay 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 San Fernando Named natural and historic features inside San Fernando, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - La Quebradona - Quebrada Chipilinar - Quebrada Mezcal - Quebrada San Antonio - Quebrada de Aguilucha - Quebrada de El Chorro - Río Amarillo - Río Jocomico - Río Templador - Tres Ríos ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro El Jarro · 998 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 San Fernando and the best time to visit In San Fernando, 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 San Fernando Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital CENTRO DE SALUD · Cabana 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75668&mlon=-89.04315#map=17/14.75668/-89.04315) Bank BAC · Copan Ruinas 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83850&mlon=-89.15521#map=17/14.83850/-89.15521) Petrol pump Gasolinera · Cabana 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77396&mlon=-89.07884#map=17/14.77396/-89.07884) Hotel Hacienda San Lucas · Copan Ruinas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.82926&mlon=-89.13970#map=17/14.82926/-89.13970) Mall La Boutique del Artesano · Copan Ruinas 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83761&mlon=-89.15547#map=17/14.83761/-89.15547) School Escuela · Copan Ruinas 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.72732&mlon=-89.10611#map=17/14.72732/-89.10611) College Colegio · Cabana 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.82931&mlon=-89.07997#map=17/14.82931/-89.07997) Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 17 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 - Lucerna - Mercedes - Ocotepeque - San Francisco del Valle - San Jorge - San Marcos - Santa Fe - Sensenti - Sinuapa ## Quick answers - Where is San Fernando?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Fernando?7,546 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Fernando?About 25 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Fernando?About 143 people per km² - What borders San Fernando?Cabana, Copan Ruinas, La Encarnacion and San Jorge - How many villages are in San Fernando?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Fernando?Settlements lie between 814 m and 1,233 m - What is the highest point in San Fernando?Cerro El Jarro (998 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Fernando?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to San Fernando?CENTRO DE SALUD, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Fernando?BAC, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Fernando?Gasolinera, about 9.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of San Fernando?HN1410 (OCHA common operational dataset)