# Patuca Municipality, Olancho Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Olancho Department 

# Patuca

Patuca is a municipality of Honduras in Olancho Department. It had an estimated **29,027 people** in 2024 on 759 km² (about 38 per km²). 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 29,027people (2024)
- 759km²
- 4mapped services
- 294 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Patuca?

Patuca had an estimated **29,027 people** in 2024 — 4.8% of Olancho Department, 66th of 298 municipalities. There are 967 women for every 1,000 men (below the Olancho Department figure of 1,022). Spread over 759 km², that is about **38 people per km²**, 254th of 298 municipalities.

33.5% of people are children under 15 and 5.2% 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 63 children and older people.

0–4 ****3,157**

5–9 ****3,144**

10–14 ****3,412**

15–19 ****3,077**

20–24 ****2,712**

25–29 ****2,548**

30–34 ****2,200**

35–39 ****1,900**

40–44 ****1,572**

45–49 ****1,310**

50–54 ****1,060**

55–59 ****767**

60–64 ****648**

65–69 ****524**

70–74 ****423**

75–79 ****273**

80+ ****300**

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 Patuca?

Patuca lies in [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Catacamas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/catacamas/), [Danli](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/danli/), [Juticalpa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/juticalpa/), [San Francisco de Becerra](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/san-francisco-de-becerra/) and [Trojes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/el-paraiso/trojes/). By area it is the 25th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.2% of [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). The centre of Patuca is about 137 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 47 km from Juticalpa, the main town of Olancho Department. The centre point is at 14.3262° N, -85.9625° 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 Patuca

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Patuca. Settlements here lie between about 237 m and 615 m above sea level (median 294 m).

- Cerro Azul
- Cuchillo
- El Guineo
- La Cruz
- La Esperanza
- La Guadalupe
- Las Brisas
- Las Colinas
- Las Delicias
- Las Mangas
- Las Planchas
- Nueva Apacilagua
- Nueva Choluteca
- Nueva Palestina
- Puerto Delón
- Río Guineo
- San Diego
- Terrero Blanco

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 Patuca

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

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Agua Caliente
- Quebrada Arenas Blancas
- Quebrada Tepemechín
- Río Guayambre
- Río Guayape
- Río Guineo
- Río Seale

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 Patuca and the best time to visit

In Patuca, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,052 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (163 mm) and the driest Mar (24 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to May and July to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 36 

Feb 23 27 

Mar 24 24 

Apr 26 35 

May 26 119 

Jun 24 163 

Jul 24 119 

Aug 24 118 

Sep 24 134 

Oct 23 146 

Nov 22 76 

Dec 22 54 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Patuca

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clínica Médica Sánchez · Juticalpa 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.55762&mlon=-86.14115#map=17/14.55762/-86.14115) 

Petrol pump Puma · Patuca 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.35101&mlon=-85.88778#map=17/14.35101/-85.88778) 

Hotel Hotel & Resort Las Maria’s · Trojes 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.08735&mlon=-85.99798#map=17/14.08735/-85.99798) 

School Instituto Salatiel Rosales · Patuca 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.34382&mlon=-85.89338#map=17/14.34382/-85.89338) 

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 Patuca

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools3

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
- La Union
- Mangulile
- Manto
- Salama
- San Esteban
- San Francisco de Becerra
- San Francisco de La Paz
- Santa Maria del Real
- Silca
- Yocon

## Quick answers

- Where is Patuca?In Olancho Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Patuca?29,027 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Patuca?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Patuca?About 38 people per km²
- What borders Patuca?Catacamas, Danli, Juticalpa, San Francisco de Becerra and Trojes
- How many villages are in Patuca?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Patuca?Settlements lie between 237 m and 615 m
- What is the best time to visit Patuca?November to May and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Patuca?Clínica Médica Sánchez, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Patuca?Puma, about 8.5 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Patuca?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Patuca?HN1523 (OCHA common operational dataset)