# El Rosario Municipality, Olancho Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/el-rosario/ Municipality · Olancho Department # El Rosario El Rosario is a municipality of Honduras in Olancho Department. It had an estimated **4,360 people** in 2024 on 138 km² (about 32 per km²). 22 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,360people (2024) - 138km² - 1mapped services - 866 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in El Rosario? El Rosario had an estimated **4,360 people** in 2024 — 0.7% of Olancho Department, 276th of 298 municipalities. There are 995 women for every 1,000 men (below the Olancho Department figure of 1,022). Spread over 138 km², that is about **32 people per km²**, 266th of 298 municipalities. 32.6% of people are children under 15 and 7.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 24 across Olancho Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 67 children and older people. 0–4 ****412** 5–9 ****493** 10–14 ****518** 15–19 ****397** 20–24 ****333** 25–29 ****337** 30–34 ****312** 35–39 ****331** 40–44 ****226** 45–49 ****214** 50–54 ****152** 55–59 ****152** 60–64 ****149** 65–69 ****101** 70–74 ****80** 75–79 ****81** 80+ ****72** 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 El Rosario? El Rosario lies in [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Guayape](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/guayape/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/la-union/), [Salama](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/salama/) and [Yocon](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/yocon/). By area it is the 181st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 0.6% of [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). The centre of El Rosario is about 108 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 56 km from Juticalpa, the main town of Olancho Department. The centre point is at 14.9045° N, -86.6816° 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 El Rosario Open gazetteers list **22 villages, towns and localities** in El Rosario. The largest with a recorded population: El Rosario (962). Settlements here lie between about 750 m and 1,161 m above sea level (median 866 m). - Cuvita - El Garrafón - El Novillo - El Potrero - El Rodeo - El Rosario - El Salitre - El Zapote - Guanacaste - Higuerito - La Canoa - Las Lajas - Las Quebradas - Las Ánimas - Lorencillo - Los Zapotes - Ocotal - Quiscamote - Río Tabaco - Salitrillo - San Rafael - Vallecito 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 El Rosario Named natural and historic features inside El Rosario, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada Mala ### Hills and mountains 24 mountains. - Cerro Perico · 1,072 m - La Tetona · 1,072 m - Cerro Las Piedras · 994 m - Cerro Matasanos · 959 m - Cerro Pico Torcido · 959 m - Cerro Pozos · 959 m - Cerro Las Lagunetas · 937 m - Cerro Yeguas · 931 m - Cerro Verde · 882 m - Cerro Pachón · 853 m - Cerro Las Jagüillas · 845 m - Cerro Paradero · 826 m - Cerro Los Picachos · 821 m - Cerro Panteón · 810 m - Cerro La Patastera · 786 m - Cerro El Plan · 785 m - Cerro La Mina · 785 m - Cerro Matadero · 785 m - Cerro Quebracho · 772 m - Cerro El Caliche · 750 m - Cerro El Zompopero · 750 m - Cerro Los Coyotes · 750 m - Cerro Zarzal · 750 m - Cerro Los Choros · 730 m ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Reserva de Vida Silvestre El Armado 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 El Rosario and the best time to visit In El Rosario, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C). About 1,293 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (177 mm) and the driest Apr (39 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to May and July to August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 86 Feb 21 56 Mar 22 48 Apr 25 39 May 25 106 Jun 23 151 Jul 23 115 Aug 23 120 Sep 23 147 Oct 22 177 Nov 20 145 Dec 20 103 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Rosario Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Gasolinera y Starmart Galubri · La Union 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00972&mlon=-86.71010#map=17/15.00972/-86.71010) School Instituto Carlos Flores · El Rosario 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90150&mlon=-86.70136#map=17/14.90150/-86.70136) 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 El Rosario Places mapped inside El Rosario in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 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 - Catacamas - Concordia - Dulce Nombre de Culmi - 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 El Rosario?In Olancho Department, Honduras - What is the population of El Rosario?4,360 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in El Rosario?About 25 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of El Rosario?About 32 people per km² - What borders El Rosario?Guayape, La Union, Salama and Yocon - How many villages are in El Rosario?22 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Rosario?Settlements lie between 750 m and 1,161 m - What is the highest point in El Rosario?Cerro Perico (1,072 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Rosario?December to May and July to August - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Rosario?Gasolinera y Starmart Galubri, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Rosario?HN1506 (OCHA common operational dataset)