# Sensenti Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/sensenti/

Municipality · Ocotepeque Department 

# Sensenti

Sensenti is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **12,547 people** in 2024 on 119 km² (about 105 per km²). 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 12,547people (2024)
- 119km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,218 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Sensenti?

Sensenti had an estimated **12,547 people** in 2024 — 7.1% of Ocotepeque Department, 155th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,016 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 119 km², that is about **105 people per km²**, 110th of 298 municipalities.

27.1% of people are children under 15 and 7.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 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 ****1,211**

5–9 ****1,109**

10–14 ****1,075**

15–19 ****1,072**

20–24 ****1,144**

25–29 ****1,105**

30–34 ****1,071**

35–39 ****948**

40–44 ****834**

45–49 ****662**

50–54 ****593**

55–59 ****452**

60–64 ****394**

65–69 ****287**

70–74 ****221**

75–79 ****143**

80+ ****226**

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 Sensenti?

Sensenti lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Belen Gualcho](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/belen-gualcho/), [Corquin](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/corquin/), [La Labor](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-labor/), [Lucerna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/lucerna/), [San Francisco del Valle](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-francisco-del-valle/) and [San Marcos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-marcos/). By area it is the 196th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 7.3% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of Sensenti is about 195 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 27 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.5320° N, -88.9515° 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 Sensenti

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Sensenti. The largest with a recorded population: Sensenti (11,668), San Francisco de Cones (1,066) and San Antonio (962). Settlements here lie between about 853 m and 1,646 m above sea level (median 1,218 m).

- Amatillo
- Azacualpa
- Cerrito Alto
- Cerro Negro
- El Cajón
- El Matasano
- El Membrillo
- El Naranjo
- El Rancho del Tigre
- La Calera
- La Cebadilla
- La Flor
- La Junta
- La Loma
- Las Mesitas
- Los Limos
- Los Planes
- Platanares
- Potrerillos
- San Antonio
- San Francisco
- San Francisco de Cones
- Santa Cruz
- Sensenti

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 Sensenti

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Bebedero
- Quebrada Ismana
- Quebrada Potrerillos
- Quebrada Seca
- Quebrada Tilo
- Quebrada de Enmedio
- Río Blanco
- Río Gota
- Río Grande
- Río Sixe
- Río Ídolo

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains; 1 valley.

- Cerro Negro · 1,574 m
- Guayuma · 1,574 m
- Cerro Caral · 1,202 m
- Cerro del Naranjo · 905 m
- Valle de Sensenti · 880 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 Sensenti and the best time to visit

In Sensenti, 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 Sensenti

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Basico San Marcos · San Marcos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41219&mlon=-88.95590#map=17/14.41219/-88.95590) 

Bank Banco Atlantida · Ocotepeque 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43540&mlon=-89.18296#map=17/14.43540/-89.18296) 

Petrol pump Puma · Sensenti 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.53952&mlon=-88.94634#map=17/14.53952/-88.94634) 

Hotel Hotel Sagrado Corazon · La Labor 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.48432&mlon=-88.99472#map=17/14.48432/-88.99472) 

Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) 

School Instituto Danilo Carvajal Molina · Sensenti 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.49917&mlon=-88.94041#map=17/14.49917/-88.94041) 

College UCENM - Campus Jorge Bueso Arias · Santa Rosa de Copan 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.76993&mlon=-88.78876#map=17/14.76993/-88.78876) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 13 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 Sensenti

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

- Petrol pumps3
- Schools3

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
- Santa Fe
- Sinuapa

## Quick answers

- Where is Sensenti?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Sensenti?12,547 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Sensenti?About 28 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Sensenti?About 105 people per km²
- What borders Sensenti?Belen Gualcho, Corquin, La Labor, Lucerna, San Francisco del Valle and San Marcos
- How many villages are in Sensenti?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sensenti?Settlements lie between 853 m and 1,646 m
- What is the highest point in Sensenti?Cerro Negro (1,574 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sensenti?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sensenti?Hospital Basico San Marcos, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sensenti?Banco Atlantida, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sensenti?Puma, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Sensenti?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sensenti?HN1415 (OCHA common operational dataset)