# Sinuapa Municipality, Ocotepeque Department – Villages & Map

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

Municipality · Ocotepeque Department 

# Sinuapa

Sinuapa is a municipality of Honduras in Ocotepeque Department. It had an estimated **11,356 people** in 2024 on 126 km² (about 90 per km²). 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 11,356people (2024)
- 126km²
- 9mapped services
- 1,549 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Sinuapa?

Sinuapa had an estimated **11,356 people** in 2024 — 6.4% of Ocotepeque Department, 167th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,033 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Ocotepeque Department figure of 1,025). Spread over 126 km², that is about **90 people per km²**, 138th of 298 municipalities.

28.3% of people are children under 15 and 6.5% 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 53 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,140**

5–9 ****1,006**

10–14 ****1,063**

15–19 ****1,061**

20–24 ****1,159**

25–29 ****1,050**

30–34 ****913**

35–39 ****813**

40–44 ****670**

45–49 ****563**

50–54 ****505**

55–59 ****394**

60–64 ****285**

65–69 ****246**

70–74 ****211**

75–79 ****112**

80+ ****165**

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 Sinuapa?

Sinuapa lies in [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Concepcion](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/concepcion/), [Dolores Merendon](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/dolores-merendon/), [Fraternidad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/fraternidad/), [La Labor](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/la-labor/), [Mercedes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/mercedes/), [Ocotepeque](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/ocotepeque/) and [San Francisco del Valle](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/san-francisco-del-valle/). By area it is the 192nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 7.7% of [Ocotepeque Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/ocotepeque/). The centre of Sinuapa is about 212 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 5.6 km from Nueva Ocotepeque, the main town of Ocotepeque Department. The centre point is at 14.4558° N, -89.1359° 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 Sinuapa

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Sinuapa. The largest with a recorded population: Sinuapa (9,145). Settlements here lie between about 820 m and 2,245 m above sea level (median 1,549 m).

- Cacalguapa
- Casa de Teja
- El Camalote
- El Carrizal
- El Chorro
- El Guamilar
- El Malcote
- El Moral
- El Naranjo
- El Ocotillo
- El Pajal
- El Peñasco
- El Volcancito
- La Laborcita
- Los Cedros
- Los Ejidos
- Plan del Rancho
- Quiamal
- San Rafael de las Mataras
- Sinuapa
- Tepezcuintle

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 Sinuapa

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Riachuelo Plan del Rancho
- Riachuelo Tucoto
- Río Cacalguapa
- Río El Chorro

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- El Sillón · 2,165 m
- Cerro Huesos · 1,808 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 Sinuapa and the best time to visit

In Sinuapa, 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 Sinuapa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Medica PROMAS · Ocotepeque 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43433&mlon=-89.18082#map=17/14.43433/-89.18082) 

Bank Banco Atlantida · Ocotepeque 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43540&mlon=-89.18296#map=17/14.43540/-89.18296) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Uno Sinuapa · Sinuapa 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.45000&mlon=-89.18330#map=17/14.45000/-89.18330) 

Hotel Hotel Maya Chortis · Ocotepeque 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43739&mlon=-89.18108#map=17/14.43739/-89.18108) 

Mall Plaza Central · San Marcos 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.41373&mlon=-88.95202#map=17/14.41373/-88.95202) 

School Escuela El Adelanto · Ocotepeque 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.43940&mlon=-89.17692#map=17/14.43940/-89.17692) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Fraternidad 12 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 Sinuapa

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

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps2
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants4
- 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
- Santa Fe
- Sensenti

## Quick answers

- Where is Sinuapa?In Ocotepeque Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Sinuapa?11,356 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Sinuapa?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Sinuapa?About 90 people per km²
- What borders Sinuapa?Concepcion, Dolores Merendon, Fraternidad, La Labor, Mercedes, Ocotepeque and San Francisco del Valle
- How many villages are in Sinuapa?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sinuapa?Settlements lie between 820 m and 2,245 m
- What is the highest point in Sinuapa?El Sillón (2,165 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Sinuapa?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sinuapa?Clinica Medica PROMAS, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sinuapa?Banco Atlantida, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sinuapa?Gasolinera Uno Sinuapa, about 5.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Sinuapa?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Sinuapa?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sinuapa?HN1416 (OCHA common operational dataset)