# Santa Fe Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/santa-fe/ Municipality · Ocotepeque Department # Santa Fe Santa Fe is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **5,777 people** in 2024 on 69 km² (about 84 per km²). 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5,777people (2024) - 68.8km² - 3mapped services - 1,055 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Santa Fe? Santa Fe had an estimated **5,777 people** in 2024 — 3.3% of Ocotepeque Department, 255th of 298 municipalities. There are 976 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 69 km², that is about **84 people per km²**, 146th of 298 municipalities. 30.1% of people are children under 15 and 6.5% 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 58 children and older people. 0–4 ****599** 5–9 ****580** 10–14 ****561** 15–19 ****554** 20–24 ****576** 25–29 ****594** 30–34 ****463** 35–39 ****362** 40–44 ****347** 45–49 ****253** 50–54 ****175** 55–59 ****188** 60–64 ****152** 65–69 ****104** 70–74 ****118** 75–79 ****51** 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 Santa Fe? Santa Fe lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 2 other municipalities: [Concepcion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/concepcion/) and [Ocotepeque](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/ocotepeque/). By area it is the 250th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.2% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of Santa Fe is about 227 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 11 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.4852° N, -89.2727° 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 Santa Fe Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Fe. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Fe (915). Settlements here lie between about 831 m and 1,742 m above sea level (median 1,055 m). - Agua Caliente - El Chagüitón - El Gurrional - El Mojanal - El Mojonal - El Olvido - El Roblón - La Quesera - Las Tablas - Los Encinos - Los Guatales - Machuca - Mesa Grande - Peña Quemada - Piedra de Amolar - Piedras Bonitas - Rastrojos de Dentro - San Cayetano - Santa Fe - Sulnete 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 Santa Fe Named natural and historic features inside Santa Fe, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Bonete · 1,473 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 Santa Fe and the best time to visit In Santa Fe, 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 Santa Fe Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Periférica clinic Sinuapa · Sinuapa 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43875&mlon=-89.19823#map=17/14.43875/-89.19823) Bank Cooperativa Mixta Ocotepeque Ltda. · Ocotepeque 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43514&mlon=-89.18370#map=17/14.43514/-89.18370) Petrol pump Gasolinera Uno Sinuapa · Sinuapa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.45000&mlon=-89.18330#map=17/14.45000/-89.18330) Hotel Mini Hotel y Comedor Lily · Ocotepeque 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43693&mlon=-89.18275#map=17/14.43693/-89.18275) Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) School Instituto San Francisco de Asis · Ocotepeque 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43544&mlon=-89.19363#map=17/14.43544/-89.19363) 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 Santa Fe Places mapped inside Santa Fe in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Restaurants2 - 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 - San Marcos - Sensenti - Sinuapa ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Fe?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras - What is the population of Santa Fe?5,777 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Santa Fe?About 25 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Santa Fe?About 84 people per km² - What borders Santa Fe?Concepcion and Ocotepeque - How many villages are in Santa Fe?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Fe?Settlements lie between 831 m and 1,742 m - What is the highest point in Santa Fe?Cerro Bonete (1,473 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santa Fe?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Fe?Periférica clinic Sinuapa, about 9.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Fe?Cooperativa Mixta Ocotepeque Ltda., about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Fe?Gasolinera Uno Sinuapa, about 10 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Fe?HN1414 (OCHA common operational dataset)