# Guarizama Municipality, Olancho Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/guarizama/

Municipality · Olancho Department 

# Guarizama

Guarizama is a municipality of Honduras in Olancho Department. It had an estimated **8,293 people** in 2024 on 161 km² (about 52 per km²). 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,293people (2024)
- 161km²
- 2mapped services
- 583 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Guarizama?

Guarizama had an estimated **8,293 people** in 2024 — 1.4% of Olancho Department, 215th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,005 women for every 1,000 men (below the Olancho Department figure of 1,022). Spread over 161 km², that is about **52 people per km²**, 219th of 298 municipalities.

29.7% of people are children under 15 and 7.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 24 across Olancho Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people.

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25–29 ****760**

30–34 ****633**

35–39 ****581**

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45–49 ****394**

50–54 ****322**

55–59 ****258**

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70–74 ****183**

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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 Guarizama?

Guarizama lies in [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Gualaco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/gualaco/), [Guata](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/guata/), [Manto](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/manto/) and [San Francisco de La Paz](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/san-francisco-de-la-paz/). By area it is the 165th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 0.7% of [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). The centre of Guarizama is about 134 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 28 km from Juticalpa, the main town of Olancho Department. The centre point is at 14.9070° N, -86.2955° 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 Guarizama

Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in Guarizama. The largest with a recorded population: Guarizama (1,300). Settlements here lie between about 490 m and 953 m above sea level (median 583 m).

- Agua Caliente
- Aguacatillo
- Cabeceras
- Campanario
- Carta
- Carta Guarizama
- Cañada de Limón
- Chorrera
- El Naranjal
- El Ocotal
- El Orégano
- El Potrero
- El Rincón
- El Tamarindo
- El Tizate
- Guachipilín
- Guarizama
- Guayabillas
- Guistaco
- Horcones
- La Bolsa
- La Higuera
- La Laguna
- La Suncuya
- La Trinidad
- Las Tunas
- Los Horcones
- Marañón
- Naranjal
- Nombre de Dios
- Pie de la Cuesta
- Regadillo
- Sabana Larga
- San Agustín
- San Benito
- San Cristóbal
- Santa Ana
- Tamarindo
- Tierra Blanca
- Tierra Chela
- Tilapa
- Tyaco (El Rodeo)

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 Guarizama

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

### Water

14 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Agua Caliente
- Quebrada Chichicaste
- Quebrada El Jute
- Quebrada El Limonero
- Quebrada El Rodeo
- Quebrada El Salto
- Quebrada Guapinol
- Quebrada Larga
- Quebrada Seca
- Río Guarizama
- Río Manto
- Río San Cipriana
- Tilapa
- Zunzapote

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Coyolitos · 970 m
- Cerro Blancos · 747 m
- Cerro Las Calabazas · 603 m
- Cerro Las Peñas · 603 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 Guarizama and the best time to visit

In Guarizama, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 1,231 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (169 mm) and the driest Apr (37 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 20 81 

Feb 21 54 

Mar 23 45 

Apr 25 37 

May 25 101 

Jun 24 147 

Jul 23 122 

Aug 23 120 

Sep 23 125 

Oct 22 169 

Nov 21 137 

Dec 20 93 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Guarizama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro Médico Olanchano · Juticalpa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.69092&mlon=-86.18893#map=17/14.69092/-86.18893) 

Bank Ficensa · Juticalpa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.67180&mlon=-86.21828#map=17/14.67180/-86.21828) 

ATM Gasolinera Puma · Juticalpa 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.65850&mlon=-86.21540#map=17/14.65850/-86.21540) 

Petrol pump UNO San Francisco de La Paz · San Francisco de La Paz 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.86802&mlon=-86.18455#map=17/14.86802/-86.18455) 

Hotel Hotel La Hacienda · Juticalpa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.67888&mlon=-86.20634#map=17/14.67888/-86.20634) 

Mall Comercial Junior · San Francisco de La Paz 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90000&mlon=-86.20000#map=17/14.90000/-86.20000) 

School instituto San Juan de Guarizama · Guarizama 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.91313&mlon=-86.30519#map=17/14.91313/-86.30519) 

College UCENM - Universidad Cristiana Evangélica Nuevo Milenio · Juticalpa 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.67751&mlon=-86.20691#map=17/14.67751/-86.20691) 

Police station Jefatura Departamental de Policía · Juticalpa 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.66890&mlon=-86.22140#map=17/14.66890/-86.22140) 

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 Guarizama

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

- Schools2

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
- El Rosario
- Esquipulas del Norte
- Gualaco
- 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 Guarizama?In Olancho Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Guarizama?8,293 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Guarizama?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Guarizama?About 52 people per km²
- What borders Guarizama?Gualaco, Guata, Manto and San Francisco de La Paz
- How many villages are in Guarizama?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guarizama?Settlements lie between 490 m and 953 m
- What is the highest point in Guarizama?Cerro Coyolitos (970 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Guarizama?December to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guarizama?Centro Médico Olanchano, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Guarizama?Ficensa, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Guarizama?Gasolinera Puma, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guarizama?UNO San Francisco de La Paz, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Guarizama?HN1509 (OCHA common operational dataset)