# Jano Municipality, Olancho Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Olancho Department 

# Jano

Jano is a municipality of Honduras in Olancho Department. It had an estimated **6,115 people** in 2024 on 346 km² (about 18 per km²). 27 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 6,115people (2024)
- 346km²
- 901 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Jano?

Jano had an estimated **6,115 people** in 2024 — 1.0% of Olancho Department, 246th of 298 municipalities. There are 894 women for every 1,000 men (below the Olancho Department figure of 1,022). Spread over 346 km², that is about **18 people per km²**, 287th of 298 municipalities.

34.2% of people are children under 15 and 5.1% 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.

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30–34 ****486**

35–39 ****398**

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45–49 ****285**

50–54 ****202**

55–59 ****180**

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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 Jano?

Jano lies in [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Esquipulas del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/esquipulas-del-norte/), [Guata](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/guata/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/la-union/), [Manto](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/manto/) and [Salama](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/salama/). By area it is the 78th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.4% of [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). The centre of Jano is about 132 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 54 km from Juticalpa, the main town of Olancho Department. The centre point is at 15.0601° N, -86.5084° 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 Jano

Open gazetteers list **27 villages, towns and localities** in Jano. Settlements here lie between about 749 m and 1,158 m above sea level (median 901 m).

- Carrizal
- Cerro Galán
- Cofradía
- Comayagüela
- El Copante
- El Guayabo
- El Portillo
- El Rincón
- El Trapiche
- El Zate
- Jano
- Jano Viejo
- La Ensenada
- La Laguna
- La Nacional
- La Pita
- La Victoria
- Las Pesas
- Musume
- Pacaya
- Pastoreo
- Pintora
- Platanares
- Pueblo Viejo
- Ranchería
- Tezapa
- Zapotillo

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 Jano

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

### Water

6 rivers and streams.

- Coyol
- El Chorro
- Quebrada La Panza
- Quebrada Mucupina
- Quebrada Tizate
- Río Liquidámbar

### Hills and mountains

5 mountains.

- Pacayalito · 1,132 m
- Cerro Galán · 983 m
- Cerro Grande · 975 m
- Cerro Azul · 945 m
- Cerro Vaca Chica · 901 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 Jano and the best time to visit

In Jano, 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 Jano

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Gasolinera y Starmart Galubri · La Union 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00972&mlon=-86.71010#map=17/15.00972/-86.71010) 

Mall Comercial Junior · San Francisco de La Paz 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90000&mlon=-86.20000#map=17/14.90000/-86.20000) 

School Escuela Pedro Nufio · Manto 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92171&mlon=-86.37337#map=17/14.92171/-86.37337) 

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.

## Other municipalities in Olancho Department

- Campamento
- Catacamas
- Concordia
- Dulce Nombre de Culmi
- El Rosario
- Esquipulas del Norte
- Gualaco
- Guarizama
- Guata
- Guayape
- 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 Jano?In Olancho Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Jano?6,115 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Jano?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Jano?About 18 people per km²
- What borders Jano?Esquipulas del Norte, Guata, La Union, Manto and Salama
- How many villages are in Jano?27 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Jano?Settlements lie between 749 m and 1,158 m
- What is the highest point in Jano?Pacayalito (1,132 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Jano?December to May
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jano?Gasolinera y Starmart Galubri, about 22 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Jano?HN1512 (OCHA common operational dataset)