# San Marcos Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-marcos/ Municipality · Ocotepeque Department # San Marcos San Marcos is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **24,135 people** in 2024 on 169 km² (about 143 per km²). 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 23 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 24,135people (2024) - 169km² - 23mapped services - 1,191 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Marcos? San Marcos had an estimated **24,135 people** in 2024 — 13.6% of Ocotepeque Department, 86th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,100 women for every 1,000 men (above the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 169 km², that is about **143 people per km²**, 56th of 298 municipalities. 28.5% 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 52 children and older people. 0–4 ****2,412** 5–9 ****2,244** 10–14 ****2,233** 15–19 ****2,448** 20–24 ****2,389** 25–29 ****2,220** 30–34 ****2,087** 35–39 ****1,801** 40–44 ****1,469** 45–49 ****1,234** 50–54 ****888** 55–59 ****687** 60–64 ****644** 65–69 ****458** 70–74 ****377** 75–79 ****246** 80+ ****298** 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 Marcos? San Marcos lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Belen Gualcho](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/belen-gualcho/), [Cololaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/cololaca/), [Mercedes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/mercedes/), [San Francisco del Valle](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-francisco-del-valle/), [San Manuel Colohete](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-manuel-colohete/), [San Sebastian](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-sebastian/) and [Sensenti](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sensenti/). By area it is the 159th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 10.3% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of San Marcos is about 189 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 28 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.4060° N, -88.9283° 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 Marcos Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in San Marcos. The largest with a recorded population: San Marcos (5,346) and El Tránsito (1,025). Settlements here lie between about 956 m and 2,086 m above sea level (median 1,191 m). - Aldea Nueva - Callejones - El Carrizal - El Cañón - El Chilacayote - El Cunce - El Jaralón - El Jocote - El Playón - El Refugio - El Tablón - El Tránsito - La Ascensión - Las Cuevas - Llano del Horcón - Malsincales - Mesa Grande - Pacayonas - San Juan - San Luis - San Marcos - Santa Marta - Sábana Larga - Yuscarán 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 Marcos Named natural and historic features inside San Marcos, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams. - Barbasco - Quebrada Las Cutes - Quebrada de Chorozca - Quebrada de la Puerta - Río Colorado - Río El Espinal - Río Gualjoco - Río Hondo - Río Suntulín - Río Tesho - Río de El Aluate - Río de La Mina ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Montaña de La Cruz Alta · 1,418 m - Cerro de Colopeca · 1,351 m - Brea · 1,005 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 Marcos and the best time to visit In San Marcos, 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 San Marcos Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Clínica Médica López · San Marcos 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40700&mlon=-88.95510#map=17/14.40700/-88.95510) Bank Banrural · Ocotepeque 28 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 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41270&mlon=-88.94779#map=17/14.41270/-88.94779) Hotel Hotel los Alejandros · San Marcos 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.40954&mlon=-88.95279#map=17/14.40954/-88.95279) Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) School Escuela Rural Mixta Francisco Morazán · Sensenti 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.49503&mlon=-88.93770#map=17/14.49503/-88.93770) Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 22 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 Marcos Places mapped inside San Marcos in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels5 - Shopping malls1 - Pharmacies4 - Restaurants8 - Dental clinics1 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 Jorge - Santa Fe - Sensenti - Sinuapa ## Quick answers - Where is San Marcos?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Marcos?24,135 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Marcos?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Marcos?About 143 people per km² - What borders San Marcos?Belen Gualcho, Cololaca, Mercedes, San Francisco del Valle, San Manuel Colohete, San Sebastian and Sensenti - How many villages are in San Marcos?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Marcos?Settlements lie between 956 m and 2,086 m - What is the highest point in San Marcos?Montaña de La Cruz Alta (1,418 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Marcos?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to San Marcos?Clínica Médica López, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Marcos?Banrural, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Marcos?Gasolinera La Herradura, about 2.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San Marcos?2 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in San Marcos?2 mapped - What is the P-code of San Marcos?HN1413 (OCHA common operational dataset)