# Ceguaca Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/ceguaca/ Municipality · Santa Barbara Department # Ceguaca Ceguaca is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **6,067 people** in 2024 on 52 km² (about 117 per km²). 15 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 6,067people (2024) - 51.7km² - 459 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Ceguaca? Ceguaca had an estimated **6,067 people** in 2024 — 1.2% of Santa Barbara Department, 248th of 298 municipalities. There are 851 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 52 km², that is about **117 people per km²**, 92nd of 298 municipalities. 27.9% of people are children under 15 and 7.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 27 years (it is 25 across Santa Barbara Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 55 children and older people. 0–4 ****561** 5–9 ****568** 10–14 ****563** 15–19 ****569** 20–24 ****539** 25–29 ****505** 30–34 ****483** 35–39 ****564** 40–44 ****346** 45–49 ****290** 50–54 ****238** 55–59 ****195** 60–64 ****183** 65–69 ****140** 70–74 ****127** 75–79 ****102** 80+ ****94** 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 Ceguaca? Ceguaca lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Concepcion del Sur](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/concepcion-del-sur/), [San Francisco de Ojuera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-francisco-de-ojuera/), [Santa Barbara](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/santa-barbara/) and [Santa Rita](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/santa-rita/). By area it is the 277th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.0% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Ceguaca is about 136 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 12 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 14.8177° N, -88.2139° 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 Ceguaca Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Ceguaca. The largest with a recorded population: Ceguaca (1,239). Settlements here lie between about 231 m and 1,001 m above sea level (median 459 m). - Ceguaca - El Edén - El Pacayal - El Salitre - Horconcito - La Cuchilla - La Laguna - Las Lomas - Las Piñitas - Los Anices - Los Robles - Peladilla - San Juan - Santa Ana - Taixíguat 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 Ceguaca Named natural and historic features inside Ceguaca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Quebrada Agua Tibia ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Cerro Guatemalio · 1,001 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 Ceguaca and the best time to visit In Ceguaca, the warmest month is May (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jan (20 °C). About 1,355 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (200 mm) and the driest Mar (39 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 20 63 Feb 22 47 Mar 23 39 Apr 25 41 May 25 122 Jun 24 184 Jul 24 149 Aug 24 162 Sep 23 200 Oct 22 166 Nov 21 111 Dec 20 70 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ceguaca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nu Smile Clinic · Santa Barbara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.91634&mlon=-88.23171#map=17/14.91634/-88.23171) Bank Banco de Occidente · Santa Barbara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.91727&mlon=-88.23581#map=17/14.91727/-88.23581) ATM Banco Atlántida · Las Vegas 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87268&mlon=-88.07220#map=17/14.87268/-88.07220) Petrol pump Servicentro La Arada · Arada 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84812&mlon=-88.30674#map=17/14.84812/-88.30674) Hotel Hotel Facel · Santa Barbara 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.91982&mlon=-88.23460#map=17/14.91982/-88.23460) Mall Plaza Las Norias · Santa Barbara 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92500&mlon=-88.23843#map=17/14.92500/-88.23843) School Escuela Pedro Nufio · Concepcion del Sur 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80500&mlon=-88.15910#map=17/14.80500/-88.15910) College Ucenm Santa Bárbara · Santa Barbara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.91667&mlon=-88.23333#map=17/14.91667/-88.23333) Police station Jefatura De Policía Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90629&mlon=-88.25233#map=17/14.90629/-88.25233) 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. ## Other municipalities in Santa Barbara Department - Arada - Atima - Azacualpa - 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 Ceguaca?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras - What is the population of Ceguaca?6,067 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Ceguaca?About 27 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Ceguaca?About 117 people per km² - What borders Ceguaca?Concepcion del Sur, San Francisco de Ojuera, Santa Barbara and Santa Rita - How many villages are in Ceguaca?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ceguaca?Settlements lie between 231 m and 1,001 m - What is the highest point in Ceguaca?Cerro Guatemalio (1,001 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ceguaca?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Ceguaca?Nu Smile Clinic, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ceguaca?Banco de Occidente, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ceguaca?Banco Atlántida, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ceguaca?Servicentro La Arada, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ceguaca?HN1605 (OCHA common operational dataset)