# San Esteban Municipality, Olancho Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/san-esteban/

Municipality · Olancho Department 

# San Esteban

San Esteban is a municipality of Honduras in Olancho Department. It had an estimated **28,553 people** in 2024 on 1,903 km² (about 15 per km²). 56 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 28,553people (2024)
- 1,903km²
- 14mapped services
- 641 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Esteban?

San Esteban had an estimated **28,553 people** in 2024 — 4.7% of Olancho Department, 67th of 298 municipalities. There are 899 women for every 1,000 men (below the Olancho Department figure of 1,022). Spread over 1,903 km², that is about **15 people per km²**, 289th of 298 municipalities.

31.9% of people are children under 15 and 6.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 24 across Olancho Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 61 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,879**

5–9 ****3,099**

10–14 ****3,122**

15–19 ****2,859**

20–24 ****2,661**

25–29 ****2,410**

30–34 ****2,314**

35–39 ****1,910**

40–44 ****1,640**

45–49 ****1,315**

50–54 ****1,077**

55–59 ****873**

60–64 ****679**

65–69 ****560**

70–74 ****395**

75–79 ****352**

80+ ****408**

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 San Esteban?

San Esteban lies in [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Bonito Oriental](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/bonito-oriental/), [Catacamas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/catacamas/), [Dulce Nombre de Culmi](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/dulce-nombre-de-culmi/), [Gualaco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/gualaco/), [Iriona](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/iriona/) and [Tocoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/tocoa/). By area it is the 11th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 7.9% of [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). The centre of San Esteban is about 211 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 91 km from Juticalpa, the main town of Olancho Department. The centre point is at 15.3170° N, -85.7160° 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 San Esteban

Open gazetteers list **56 villages, towns and localities** in San Esteban. The largest with a recorded population: San Esteban (3,439). Settlements here lie between about 278 m and 1,595 m above sea level (median 641 m).

- Agua Amarilla
- Berberías
- Carambito
- Casa Quemada
- Conquire
- Coronado
- Corral Viejo
- Corral de Piedra
- Cprral Viejo
- El Aguacate
- El Capulín
- El Carbon
- El Carbón
- El Carnizuelar
- El Caulote
- El Ciruelo
- El Crespo
- El Encinal
- El Guayabal
- El Limonal
- El Mico
- El Ocotal
- El Ocote
- El Pedrero
- El Predrero
- El Quebrachal
- Guayarias
- La Conce
- La Floresta
- La Fría
- La Jagua
- La Laguna
- La Lima
- La Merced
- La Soledad
- Las Flores
- Las Manzanas
- Los Dos Ríos
- Magüiste
- Marañones
- Morenos
- Paloma
- Paloma Muerta
- Pisijire
- Robledal
- Río Chiquito
- San Agustín
- San Esteban
- San Martín
- Santa María
- Tizate
- Tonjagua
- Toro Muerto
- Trinidad
- Tunal
- Vallecito

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 San Esteban

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

### Water

23 rivers and streams.

- Coyolito
- Quebrada Agua Amarilla
- Quebrada Carrizalosa
- Quebrada Cedros
- Quebrada Charrascas
- Quebrada Las Piedras
- Quebrada Manchones
- Quebrada Piñas
- Quebrada Potrero
- Quebrada San José
- Quebrada Santiago
- Quebrada Tamarindo
- Río Conquire
- Río Coronado
- Río Coronado
- Río El Capulín
- Río El Pacayal
- Río Frío
- Río La Lima
- Río La Orilla
- Río Prieto
- Río Tayaco
- Río Tonjagua Mal País

### Hills and mountains

11 mountains.

- La Pimienta · 1,598 m
- Cerro Corral de Piedra · 1,152 m
- Cerro Tapiquil · 931 m
- Cerro Chicaltepe · 824 m
- Cerro Guayabillas · 725 m
- Cerro Guamiles · 711 m
- Cerro El Zopilote · 588 m
- Cacho Pando · 584 m
- Cerro Chato · 552 m
- Cerro García · 507 m
- Cerro Venado · 490 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 San Esteban and the best time to visit

In San Esteban, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,548 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (230 mm) and the driest Apr (41 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to May**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 127 

Feb 22 78 

Mar 23 59 

Apr 25 41 

May 26 96 

Jun 25 150 

Jul 24 142 

Aug 25 137 

Sep 25 127 

Oct 24 230 

Nov 22 216 

Dec 22 144 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Esteban

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Petrol pump Texaco · San Esteban 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.19854&mlon=-85.77219#map=17/15.19854/-85.77219) 

Hotel Hotel Mirasol · San Esteban 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.22559&mlon=-85.76058#map=17/15.22559/-85.76058) 

Mall Plaza Gaby · Dulce Nombre de Culmi 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.08169&mlon=-85.55826#map=17/15.08169/-85.55826) 

School Instituto Polivalente San Esteban · San Esteban 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.21620&mlon=-85.77257#map=17/15.21620/-85.77257) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Dulce Nombre de Culmi 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.08174&mlon=-85.55953#map=17/15.08174/-85.55953) 

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 San Esteban

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants6
- Dental clinics3

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
- Patuca
- Salama
- San Francisco de Becerra
- San Francisco de La Paz
- Santa Maria del Real
- Silca
- Yocon

## Quick answers

- Where is San Esteban?In Olancho Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Esteban?28,553 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Esteban?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Esteban?About 15 people per km²
- What borders San Esteban?Bonito Oriental, Catacamas, Dulce Nombre de Culmi, Gualaco, Iriona and Tocoa
- How many villages are in San Esteban?56 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Esteban?Settlements lie between 278 m and 1,595 m
- What is the highest point in San Esteban?La Pimienta (1,598 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Esteban?February to May
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Esteban?Texaco, about 14 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in San Esteban?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Esteban?HN1517 (OCHA common operational dataset)