# Catacamas Municipality, Olancho Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/catacamas/ Municipality · Olancho Department # Catacamas Catacamas is a municipality of Honduras in Olancho Department. It had an estimated **142,721 people** in 2024 on 7,265 km² (about 20 per km²). 56 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 98 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 142,721people (2024) - 7,265km² - 98mapped services - 376 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Catacamas? Catacamas had an estimated **142,721 people** in 2024 — 23.4% of Olancho Department, 12th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,039 women for every 1,000 men (above the Olancho Department figure of 1,022). Spread over 7,265 km², that is about **20 people per km²**, 285th of 298 municipalities. 32.1% of people are children under 15 and 5.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 24 across Olancho Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 61 children and older people. 0–4 ****15,503** 5–9 ****15,234** 10–14 ****15,075** 15–19 ****14,908** 20–24 ****14,202** 25–29 ****12,599** 30–34 ****10,629** 35–39 ****9,251** 40–44 ****7,457** 45–49 ****6,419** 50–54 ****5,308** 55–59 ****4,318** 60–64 ****3,411** 65–69 ****2,869** 70–74 ****2,203** 75–79 ****1,491** 80+ ****1,844** 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 Catacamas? Catacamas lies in [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Dulce Nombre de Culmi](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/dulce-nombre-de-culmi/), [Gualaco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/gualaco/), [Juticalpa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/juticalpa/), [Patuca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/patuca/), [San Esteban](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/san-esteban/), [San Francisco de Becerra](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/san-francisco-de-becerra/), [Santa Maria del Real](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/santa-maria-del-real/) and [Trojes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/trojes/). By area it is the largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 30.2% of [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). The centre of Catacamas is about 186 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 72 km from Juticalpa, the main town of Olancho Department. The centre point is at 14.5644° N, -85.5576° 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 Catacamas Open gazetteers list **56 villages, towns and localities** in Catacamas. The largest with a recorded population: Catacamas (140,548) and San José de Río Tinto (1,071). Settlements here lie between about 99 m and 1,151 m above sea level (median 376 m). - Agua Blanca - Auanay - Auya Yari - Azacualpa - Birahuás - Campamento Viejo - Casamacoa - Catacamas - Chicaltepe - Colonia Agrícola - El Aguacate - El Coyote - El Encanto - El Hormiguero - El Naranjal - El Naranjo - El Pataste - El Pinabetal - El Rancho - El Triunfo - El Vallecito de Guayape - El Vigía - Gualiqueme - Jamasquire - La Canoa - La Colonia de Poncaya - La Concepción - La Jagua - La Nueva Esperanza - La Pancelas - La Sosa - La Temelosa - La Unión (La Pascuala) - Las Delicias - Perlas - Perlas Abajo - Piedra Cuereada - Portillo Zapota - Punuare - Sabana Larga - San Carlos - San José de Río Tinto - San José del Río Tinto - San Pedro - Siguate - Sosa - Talgua - Talgua Abajo - Talgua Arriba - Terreritos - Tierras Cheles - Ucacabatla - Valencia - Vallecito - Villa Linda - Yarauca 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 Catacamas Named natural and historic features inside Catacamas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 50 rivers and streams. - Almuc-huás - Anihuás - Caujrabita - Caño de la Milpa - Cañón del Lagarto - Cucuna - Cucuvia - Cururia - Esnálahuan - Ibabohuás - Inip-huás - Lensihuás - Los Chanchos - Piun - Quebrada Catacamas - Quebrada El Escambrón - Quebrada El Jute - Quebrada González - Quebrada Grande - Quebrada Jamasquire - Quebrada Las Marías - Quebrada Pinto - Quebrada Poncaya - Quebrada Quicalan …and 26 more. ### Hills and mountains 11 mountains; 1 hill. - Monte Urracal · 1,760 m - Monte Narango · 1,365 m - Cerro Cura · 614 m - Cerro Zuyate · 568 m - Cerro Bonito · 457 m - Cerro Chagüite · 439 m - Cerro Huyaste · 411 m - Cerro Linderos · 390 m - Monte de San José · 343 m - Cerro Campanario · 332 m - Wasprasní · 315 m - Cerro Kiwayang · 245 m ### Forests and nature 1 nature reserve; 1 park. - Patuca National Park - Sierra de Agalta National Park ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Catacamas El Aguacate Airport 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 Catacamas and the best time to visit In Catacamas, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 1,056 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (160 mm) and the driest Mar (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to May and September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 38 Feb 24 31 Mar 25 24 Apr 27 31 May 27 108 Jun 25 160 Jul 25 135 Aug 25 127 Sep 25 118 Oct 24 146 Nov 23 83 Dec 23 53 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Catacamas Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Estación de Servicio Sosa · Catacamas 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.78882&mlon=-85.52200#map=17/14.78882/-85.52200) School Caseta qué Funciona como escuela · Catacamas 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.70858&mlon=-85.30915#map=17/14.70858/-85.30915) 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 Catacamas Places mapped inside Catacamas in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals9 - Petrol pumps5 - Hotels10 - Shopping malls8 - Schools14 - Colleges and universities6 - Pharmacies7 - Restaurants26 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics12 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 Olancho Department - Campamento - Concordia - Dulce Nombre de Culmi - El Rosario - Esquipulas del Norte - Gualaco - Guarizama - Guata - Guayape - Jano - Juticalpa - La Union - Mangulile - Manto - Patuca - Salama - San Esteban - San Francisco de Becerra - San Francisco de La Paz - Santa Maria del Real - Silca - Yocon ## Quick answers - Where is Catacamas?In Olancho Department, Honduras - What is the population of Catacamas?142,721 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Catacamas?About 24 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Catacamas?About 20 people per km² - What borders Catacamas?Dulce Nombre de Culmi, Gualaco, Juticalpa, Patuca, San Esteban, San Francisco de Becerra, Santa Maria del Real and Trojes - How many villages are in Catacamas?56 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Catacamas?Settlements lie between 99 m and 1,151 m - What is the highest point in Catacamas?Monte Urracal (1,760 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Catacamas?November to May and September - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Catacamas?Estación de Servicio Sosa, about 25 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Catacamas?9 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Catacamas?5 mapped - What is the P-code of Catacamas?HN1503 (OCHA common operational dataset)