# San Jorge Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-jorge/

Municipality · Ocotepeque Department 

# San Jorge

San Jorge is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **5,884 people** in 2024 on 59 km² (about 100 per km²). 16 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 5,884people (2024)
- 59.0km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,261 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Jorge?

San Jorge had an estimated **5,884 people** in 2024 — 3.3% of Ocotepeque Department, 251st of 298 municipalities. There are 894 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 59 km², that is about **100 people per km²**, 122nd of 298 municipalities.

29.1% of people are children under 15 and 4.4% 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 50 children and older people.

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15–19 ****626**

20–24 ****634**

25–29 ****574**

30–34 ****482**

35–39 ****409**

40–44 ****351**

45–49 ****281**

50–54 ****233**

55–59 ****183**

60–64 ****137**

65–69 ****87**

70–74 ****61**

75–79 ****53**

80+ ****58**

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 Jorge?

San Jorge lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Cabana](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/cabana/), [Dolores Merendon](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/dolores-merendon/), [Fraternidad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/fraternidad/), [La Encarnacion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-encarnacion/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/la-union/) and [San Fernando](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-fernando/). By area it is the 266th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.6% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of San Jorge is about 215 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 23 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.6307° N, -89.1166° 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 Jorge

Open gazetteers list **16 villages, towns and localities** in San Jorge. Settlements here lie between about 962 m and 1,613 m above sea level (median 1,261 m).

- El Cidro
- El Mango
- El Matasano
- El Rastrojón
- El Roblar
- El Tucero
- La Laguna
- Las Lagunas
- Los Planes
- Peña Blanca
- Quebrada Colorada
- Rio Blanco
- Río Blanco
- San Jerónimo
- San Jorge
- Santa Elena

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 Jorge

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Honda
- Río Negro

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Cerro Mojonal · 1,261 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 Jorge and the best time to visit

In San Jorge, 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 Jorge

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital CENTRO DE SALUD · Cabana 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75668&mlon=-89.04315#map=17/14.75668/-89.04315) 

Bank Banco Atlantida · Ocotepeque 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43540&mlon=-89.18296#map=17/14.43540/-89.18296) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera · Cabana 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77396&mlon=-89.07884#map=17/14.77396/-89.07884) 

Hotel Eugenia Hotel · La Labor 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.47848&mlon=-89.01859#map=17/14.47848/-89.01859) 

Mall La Boutique del Artesano · Copan Ruinas 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.83761&mlon=-89.15547#map=17/14.83761/-89.15547) 

School Escuela · San Jorge 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.64782&mlon=-89.13400#map=17/14.64782/-89.13400) 

College Colegio · Cabana 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.82931&mlon=-89.07997#map=17/14.82931/-89.07997) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 11 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 San Jorge

Places mapped inside San Jorge in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Schools1

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
- Mercedes
- Ocotepeque
- San Fernando
- San Francisco del Valle
- San Marcos
- Santa Fe
- Sensenti
- Sinuapa

## Quick answers

- Where is San Jorge?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Jorge?5,884 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Jorge?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Jorge?About 100 people per km²
- What borders San Jorge?Cabana, Dolores Merendon, Fraternidad, La Encarnacion, La Union and San Fernando
- How many villages are in San Jorge?16 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Jorge?Settlements lie between 962 m and 1,613 m
- What is the highest point in San Jorge?Cerro Mojonal (1,261 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Jorge?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Jorge?CENTRO DE SALUD, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Jorge?Banco Atlantida, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Jorge?Gasolinera, about 16 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Jorge?HN1412 (OCHA common operational dataset)