# Azacualpa Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/azacualpa/ Municipality · Santa Barbara Department # Azacualpa Azacualpa is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **26,609 people** in 2024 on 199 km² (about 133 per km²). 52 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 26,609people (2024) - 199km² - 17mapped services - 537 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Azacualpa? Azacualpa had an estimated **26,609 people** in 2024 — 5.4% of Santa Barbara Department, 74th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,211 women for every 1,000 men (above the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 199 km², that is about **133 people per km²**, 70th of 298 municipalities. 30.9% of people are children under 15 and 7.1% 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 61 children and older people. 0–4 ****2,811** 5–9 ****2,598** 10–14 ****2,803** 15–19 ****2,976** 20–24 ****2,795** 25–29 ****2,273** 30–34 ****1,880** 35–39 ****1,601** 40–44 ****1,290** 45–49 ****1,074** 50–54 ****1,028** 55–59 ****820** 60–64 ****775** 65–69 ****570** 70–74 ****531** 75–79 ****322** 80+ ****462** 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 Azacualpa? Azacualpa lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Macuelizo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/macuelizo/), [Nueva Frontera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/nueva-frontera/) and [Quimistan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/quimistan/). By area it is the 138th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.0% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Azacualpa is about 207 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 63 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 15.3887° N, -88.5713° 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 Azacualpa Open gazetteers list **52 villages, towns and localities** in Azacualpa. The largest with a recorded population: Azacualpa (5,949), Agualote (1,759), Joconal (1,206) and Loma Alta (1,067). Settlements here lie between about 237 m and 1,252 m above sea level (median 537 m). - Aguacate - Agualote - Azacualpa - Buena Vista - Buenos Aires - Camalote - Caobanal - Carrizal - Cerro Corralito - Cerro Grande - Culupa - El Aguacate - El Cacao - El Chorro - El Coyol - El Eslabón - El Higueral - El Jute - El Jícaro - El Limón - El Mármol - El Naranjo - El Ocotal - El Pinabete - Galápagos - Joconal - La Cafetalera - La Coroza - La Divisioria - La Esperancita - La Esperanza - La Golondrina - La Joya - La Joya del Vénado - La Moroca - La Puerta - Laguna Verde - Las Flores - Loma Alta - Los Guinéos - Los Monos - Maguellalez - Mezcales - Mira Larga - Piedra Gorda - Piedra Larga - Potreritos - Quebrada Honda - San Antonio - Sompopero - Tintines - Vuelta Grande 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 Azacualpa Named natural and historic features inside Azacualpa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Agua Bonita - Quebrada El Naranjo - Quebrada El Potrero - Quebrada Grande - Quebrada Infiernito - Quebrada La Golondrina - Quebrada La Guama - Quebrada La Puerta - Quebrada de Arena - Quebrada de Tarros ### Hills and mountains 18 mountains; 1 valley. - Cerro El Aguacate · 1,278 m - Cerro El Chirico · 1,092 m - Montaña de Los Monos · 1,077 m - Montaña Cerro Grande · 965 m - Cerro Negro · 963 m - Cerro Las Pilas · 929 m - Cerro Caobanal · 884 m - Cerro Cuchilla Alta · 860 m - Cerro El Eslabón · 852 m - Cerro El Higueral · 828 m - Cerro El Infiernito · 826 m - Cerro del Portón · 557 m - Cerro Nance · 531 m - Cerro Agua Buena · 506 m - Loma Encerrada · 499 m - Cerro Tintines · 492 m - Cerro Potosí · 418 m - Cerro Potosi · 371 m - Valle de Quimistán · 267 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 Azacualpa and the best time to visit In Azacualpa, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,738 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (227 mm) and the driest Apr (51 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 104 Feb 23 78 Mar 24 61 Apr 26 51 May 26 127 Jun 26 214 Jul 25 188 Aug 25 195 Sep 25 227 Oct 24 205 Nov 23 174 Dec 22 113 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Azacualpa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Clinica Familiar Azacualpa · Azacualpa 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.34337&mlon=-88.54877#map=17/15.34337/-88.54877) Bank Banco Azteca · Quimistan 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.34747&mlon=-88.40432#map=17/15.34747/-88.40432) Petrol pump Texaco · Macuelizo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.29188&mlon=-88.49333#map=17/15.29188/-88.49333) Hotel Hotel Ceyda · Azacualpa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.33858&mlon=-88.55187#map=17/15.33858/-88.55187) Mall Plaza Bonita · Macuelizo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.29217&mlon=-88.49274#map=17/15.29217/-88.49274) School Escuela Heliodoro Valle · Azacualpa 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.34977&mlon=-88.55638#map=17/15.34977/-88.55638) College Instituto Luz Del Valle Macuelizo · Macuelizo 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31802&mlon=-88.54160#map=17/15.31802/-88.54160) Police station Policía Nacional · Petoa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.27256&mlon=-88.28301#map=17/15.27256/-88.28301) 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 Azacualpa Places mapped inside Azacualpa in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Hotels2 - Schools7 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants3 - 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 Santa Barbara Department - Arada - Atima - 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 Azacualpa?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras - What is the population of Azacualpa?26,609 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Azacualpa?About 24 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Azacualpa?About 133 people per km² - What borders Azacualpa?Macuelizo, Nueva Frontera and Quimistan - How many villages are in Azacualpa?52 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Azacualpa?Settlements lie between 237 m and 1,252 m - What is the highest point in Azacualpa?Cerro El Aguacate (1,278 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Azacualpa?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Azacualpa?Clinica Familiar Azacualpa, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Azacualpa?Banco Azteca, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Azacualpa?Texaco, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Azacualpa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Azacualpa?HN1604 (OCHA common operational dataset)