# Guata Municipality, Olancho Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Olancho Department 

# Guata

Guata is a municipality of Honduras in Olancho Department. It had an estimated **13,310 people** in 2024 on 672 km² (about 20 per km²). 24 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 13,310people (2024)
- 672km²
- 1mapped services
- 995 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Guata?

Guata had an estimated **13,310 people** in 2024 — 2.2% of Olancho Department, 148th of 298 municipalities. There are 893 women for every 1,000 men (below the Olancho Department figure of 1,022). Spread over 672 km², that is about **20 people per km²**, 284th of 298 municipalities.

34.5% of people are children under 15 and 4.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 24 across Olancho Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 65 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,445**

5–9 ****1,603**

10–14 ****1,549**

15–19 ****1,301**

20–24 ****1,245**

25–29 ****1,214**

30–34 ****1,047**

35–39 ****974**

40–44 ****654**

45–49 ****523**

50–54 ****428**

55–59 ****365**

60–64 ****329**

65–69 ****219**

70–74 ****167**

75–79 ****119**

80+ ****128**

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 Guata?

Guata lies in [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Esquipulas del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/esquipulas-del-norte/), [Gualaco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/gualaco/), [Guarizama](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/guarizama/), [Jano](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/jano/), [Manto](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/manto/) and [Olanchito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/olanchito/). By area it is the 28th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.8% of [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). The centre of Guata is about 149 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 58 km from Juticalpa, the main town of Olancho Department. The centre point is at 15.1620° N, -86.3815° 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 Guata

Open gazetteers list **24 villages, towns and localities** in Guata. The largest with a recorded population: La Guata (12,084) and La Estancia (1,508). Settlements here lie between about 508 m and 1,256 m above sea level (median 995 m).

- Balsa
- Corralito
- El Tablón
- El Tarro
- El Tule
- Guata
- Jacaleapa
- Jinine
- Jutiapa
- La Estancia
- La Fuente
- La Guara
- La Guata
- Lagunita
- Las Labranzas
- Mata de Guineo
- Matapalo
- Monte Redondo
- Potenciana
- Pueblo Viejo
- Río Orica
- San Diego
- San Vicente
- Zacualpita

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 Guata

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

### Water

16 rivers and streams.

- Chalchucuyapa
- La Bocana
- Orica
- Quebrada Agua Blanca
- Quebrada Catacamas
- Quebrada Coroza
- Quebrada Pacaya
- Quebrada San Luis
- Quebrada Sigüinca
- Quebrada Tarro
- Quebrada Tezapa
- Río Alao
- Río Azacualpa
- Río Comayagüela
- Río Jano
- Río La Guata

### Hills and mountains

12 mountains.

- Montaña de Moradel · 1,327 m
- Cerro Capico · 1,256 m
- Cerro Tinaja · 1,063 m
- El Aguacatal · 1,038 m
- Cerro Chato · 1,010 m
- Cerro Morrito · 1,006 m
- Monte Sigüinca · 950 m
- Cerro Viejo · 901 m
- Monte Cerro Azul · 901 m
- Cerro La Pimienta · 900 m
- El Cipe · 812 m
- Cerro Mocanquire · 673 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 Guata and the best time to visit

In Guata, 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 Guata

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Dental Romero · Olanchito 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.43250&mlon=-86.24817#map=17/15.43250/-86.24817) 

Petrol pump Puma · Gualaco 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03085&mlon=-86.06862#map=17/15.03085/-86.06862) 

Mall Comercial Junior · San Francisco de La Paz 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90000&mlon=-86.20000#map=17/14.90000/-86.20000) 

School Escuela Ángel Hernández · Esquipulas del Norte 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31815&mlon=-86.55853#map=17/15.31815/-86.55853) 

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 Guata

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

- Restaurants1

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
- Guarizama
- 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 Guata?In Olancho Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Guata?13,310 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Guata?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Guata?About 20 people per km²
- What borders Guata?Esquipulas del Norte, Gualaco, Guarizama, Jano, Manto and Olanchito
- How many villages are in Guata?24 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Guata?Settlements lie between 508 m and 1,256 m
- What is the highest point in Guata?Montaña de Moradel (1,327 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Guata?December to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Guata?Clínica Dental Romero, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Guata?Puma, about 37 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Guata?HN1510 (OCHA common operational dataset)