# La Union Municipality, Olancho Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/la-union/

Municipality · Olancho Department 

# La Union

La Union is a municipality of Honduras in Olancho Department. It had an estimated **8,682 people** in 2024 on 619 km² (about 14 per km²). 40 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8,682people (2024)
- 619km²
- 4mapped services
- 984 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in La Union?

La Union had an estimated **8,682 people** in 2024 — 1.4% of Olancho Department, 208th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,075 women for every 1,000 men (above the Olancho Department figure of 1,022). Spread over 619 km², that is about **14 people per km²**, 290th of 298 municipalities.

34.7% of people are children under 15 and 6.3% 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 69 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,031**

5–9 ****991**

10–14 ****990**

15–19 ****856**

20–24 ****779**

25–29 ****668**

30–34 ****659**

35–39 ****538**

40–44 ****500**

45–49 ****342**

50–54 ****327**

55–59 ****244**

60–64 ****212**

65–69 ****184**

70–74 ****144**

75–79 ****95**

80+ ****122**

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 La Union?

La Union lies in [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 8 other municipalities: [Arenal](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/arenal/), [El Rosario](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/el-rosario/), [Esquipulas del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/esquipulas-del-norte/), [Jano](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/jano/), [Mangulile](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/mangulile/), [Olanchito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/olanchito/), [Salama](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/salama/) and [Yocon](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/yocon/). By area it is the 33rd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.6% of [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). The centre of La Union is about 127 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 15.1111° N, -86.7020° 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 La Union

Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in La Union. The largest with a recorded population: Yocón (12,182). Settlements here lie between about 745 m and 1,586 m above sea level (median 984 m).

- Cacao
- Caleras
- Caliche
- Ciguapate
- Coyotes
- Cuábano
- El Cuábano
- El Díctamo
- El Junco
- El Ocotal
- El Vallecito
- Encuentros
- Habanero
- Incienso
- La Empalizada
- La Habana
- La Mina
- La Muralla
- La Sequía
- La Union
- La Unión
- Las Cañas
- Las Flores
- Las Guaras
- Las Planchas
- Medina
- Ocotal
- Paraíso
- Piedra Doblada
- Pálala
- Quintanilla
- Rancho Quemado
- Sabana Grande
- Salitres
- San Antonio
- Suncuyas
- Terrero Blanco
- Tierra Blanca
- Timís
- Yocón

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 La Union

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

### Water

20 rivers and streams.

- Camalotales
- Quebrada Amora
- Quebrada Buenas Noches
- Quebrada Cirquelitos
- Quebrada La Danta
- Quebrada La Muralla
- Quebrada La Pita
- Quebrada La Unión
- Quebrada Los Higuerales
- Quebrada Tierra Acra
- Quebrada Yegua
- Río Achiote
- Río Camate
- Río Carta
- Río Ciulote
- Río Las Cañas
- Río Perico
- Río Quintanilla
- Río Yocón
- Río de El Rosario

### Hills and mountains

14 mountains.

- Cerro de Enmedio · 1,782 m
- Monte Mucupina · 1,671 m
- Cerro El Pozo · 1,497 m
- Cerro Mozote · 1,402 m
- Cerro Crucita · 1,374 m
- Cerro La Campana · 1,338 m
- Monte La Bellota · 1,292 m
- Cerro Magueles · 1,033 m
- Cerro Verde · 1,005 m
- Mantarrón · 960 m
- Cerro Campanillas · 951 m
- Cerro Guayabo · 879 m
- Cerro Sombrerón · 872 m
- Cerro Yaguala · 822 m

### Forests and nature

1 park.

- La Muralla Park

### Getting around

1 airport.

- La Unión 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 La Union and the best time to visit

In La Union, 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 La Union

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Gasolinera y Starmart Galubri · La Union 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.00972&mlon=-86.71010#map=17/15.00972/-86.71010) 

School Instituto Franciscano · La Union 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.01877&mlon=-86.71401#map=17/15.01877/-86.71401) 

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 La Union

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools2
- 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
- Guata
- Guayape
- Jano
- Juticalpa
- 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 La Union?In Olancho Department, Honduras
- What is the population of La Union?8,682 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in La Union?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of La Union?About 14 people per km²
- What borders La Union?Arenal, El Rosario, Esquipulas del Norte, Jano, Mangulile, Olanchito, Salama and Yocon
- How many villages are in La Union?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Union?Settlements lie between 745 m and 1,586 m
- What is the highest point in La Union?Cerro de Enmedio (1,782 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Union?December to May and July to August
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to La Union?Gasolinera y Starmart Galubri, about 11 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in La Union?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Union?HN1513 (OCHA common operational dataset)