# Atima Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/atima/

Municipality · Santa Barbara Department 

# Atima

Atima is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **21,752 people** in 2024 on 196 km² (about 111 per km²). 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 21,752people (2024)
- 196km²
- 7mapped services
- 931 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Atima?

Atima had an estimated **21,752 people** in 2024 — 4.4% of Santa Barbara Department, 96th of 298 municipalities. There are 907 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 196 km², that is about **111 people per km²**, 98th of 298 municipalities.

31.8% of people are children under 15 and 5.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 25 across Santa Barbara Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,424**

5–9 ****2,302**

10–14 ****2,187**

15–19 ****2,044**

20–24 ****2,146**

25–29 ****1,966**

30–34 ****1,834**

35–39 ****1,511**

40–44 ****1,251**

45–49 ****982**

50–54 ****823**

55–59 ****611**

60–64 ****516**

65–69 ****390**

70–74 ****291**

75–79 ****244**

80+ ****230**

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 Atima?

Atima lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [La Iguala](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-iguala/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-union/), [Lepaera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/lepaera/), [Naranjito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/naranjito/), [Nuevo Celilac](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/nuevo-celilac/), [San Luis](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-luis/) and [San Nicolas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-nicolas/). By area it is the 142nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.9% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Atima is about 165 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 26 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 14.9075° N, -88.4767° 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 Atima

Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Atima. The largest with a recorded population: Atima (17,648) and Berlín (1,050). Settlements here lie between about 500 m and 1,334 m above sea level (median 931 m).

- Atima
- Berlín
- Cañalitos
- Ceibita
- Cruz de Pacaya
- Delicias
- El Benque
- El Cantón
- El Cerro
- El Cerrón
- El Chupadero
- El Cimarrón
- El Colocho
- El Lempa
- El Maule
- El Nance
- El Portillo
- El Roblar
- El Tablón
- El Terrero
- El Tule
- El Águila
- Güiscoyoles
- Lagunitas
- Lempa
- Llanitos
- Los Cerritos
- Nueva Victoria
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada del Naranjo
- Río Frío
- San Pedrito
- San Rafael
- Talanga
- Tensúa
- Yeso

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 Atima

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada Sarrosa
- Quebrada de Totoca
- Río Frío
- Río Güiscoyoles
- Río San José de Atima

### Hills and mountains

13 mountains.

- Cerro Miramundo · 1,384 m
- Monte Coros · 1,384 m
- Cerro Colacho · 1,151 m
- Cerro Los Jolotes · 1,092 m
- Cerro Agua Caliente · 1,075 m
- Cerro Teucintal · 1,064 m
- Cerro de La Lima · 1,042 m
- Monte Lempa · 974 m
- Cerro Pencaligna · 820 m
- El Calichal · 820 m
- Cerro El Pacayal · 770 m
- Cerro El Pataste · 770 m
- Cerro Los Picachos · 732 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 Atima and the best time to visit

In Atima, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C). About 1,416 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (217 mm) and the driest Mar (38 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 19 59 

Feb 21 45 

Mar 22 38 

Apr 24 43 

May 24 128 

Jun 23 197 

Jul 23 164 

Aug 23 185 

Sep 23 217 

Oct 22 168 

Nov 20 105 

Dec 20 68 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Atima

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hopsital Regional de Atima · Atima 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92761&mlon=-88.49044#map=17/14.92761/-88.49044) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · San Nicolas 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.94148&mlon=-88.32584#map=17/14.94148/-88.32584) 

Petrol pump Gasolinera Santa Lucia · La Union 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80983&mlon=-88.41047#map=17/14.80983/-88.41047) 

Hotel Hotel Central · Atima 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93249&mlon=-88.49030#map=17/14.93249/-88.49030) 

Mall Plaza Las Norias · Santa Barbara 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92500&mlon=-88.23843#map=17/14.92500/-88.23843) 

School Instituto Cristino Trochez Barahona · Atima 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92746&mlon=-88.49283#map=17/14.92746/-88.49283) 

College ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL · La Union 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80758&mlon=-88.41774#map=17/14.80758/-88.41774) 

Police station Posta Policial · San Nicolas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93730&mlon=-88.32656#map=17/14.93730/-88.32656) 

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 Atima

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1
- Schools3
- Dental clinics2

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 Santa Barbara Department

- Arada
- Azacualpa
- Ceguaca
- Chinda
- Concepcion del Norte
- Concepcion del Sur
- El Nispero
- Gualala
- Ilama
- Las Vegas
- Macuelizo
- Naranjito
- Nueva Frontera
- Nuevo Celilac
- Petoa
- Proteccion
- Quimistan
- San Francisco de Ojuera
- San Jose de Colinas
- San Luis
- San Marcos
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro Zacapa
- San Vicente Centenario
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Rita
- Trinidad

## Quick answers

- Where is Atima?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Atima?21,752 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Atima?About 24 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Atima?About 111 people per km²
- What borders Atima?La Iguala, La Union, Lepaera, Naranjito, Nuevo Celilac, San Luis and San Nicolas
- How many villages are in Atima?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Atima?Settlements lie between 500 m and 1,334 m
- What is the highest point in Atima?Cerro Miramundo (1,384 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Atima?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Atima?Hopsital Regional de Atima, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Atima?Banco de Occidente, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Atima?Gasolinera Santa Lucia, about 13 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Atima?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Atima?HN1603 (OCHA common operational dataset)