# El Nispero Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/el-nispero/ Municipality · Santa Barbara Department # El Nispero El Nispero is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **9,917 people** in 2024 on 78 km² (about 127 per km²). 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9,917people (2024) - 78.2km² - 2mapped services - 782 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in El Nispero? El Nispero had an estimated **9,917 people** in 2024 — 2.0% of Santa Barbara Department, 186th of 298 municipalities. There are 941 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 78 km², that is about **127 people per km²**, 78th of 298 municipalities. 28.8% of people are children under 15 and 8.4% 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 59 children and older people. 0–4 ****947** 5–9 ****955** 10–14 ****959** 15–19 ****943** 20–24 ****791** 25–29 ****824** 30–34 ****861** 35–39 ****702** 40–44 ****548** 45–49 ****490** 50–54 ****406** 55–59 ****377** 60–64 ****281** 65–69 ****314** 70–74 ****206** 75–79 ****127** 80+ ****186** 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 El Nispero? El Nispero lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Arada](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/arada/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-union/), [San Rafael](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-rafael/), [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 240th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.6% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of El Nispero is about 145 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 20 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 14.7722° N, -88.3449° 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 El Nispero Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in El Nispero. The largest with a recorded population: El Níspero (2,474). Settlements here lie between about 342 m and 1,304 m above sea level (median 782 m). - Buena Vista - El Llano - El Masical - El Níspero - El Tontolo - Las Marías - Los Llanitos - Maíz Blanco - Nejapa - Nueva York - San Jerónimo - Santa Cruz - Yoro 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 El Nispero Named natural and historic features inside El Nispero, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Agua Tibia - Quebrada Agua Caliente - Quebrada Agua Caliente - Quebrada Cajora - Quebrada El Callejón - Quebrada Guasluca - Quebrada de Nejapa - Río Malapa ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Cerro Loma Alta · 1,001 m - La Sorca · 967 m - Sierra La Sidra · 782 m - La Mina · 694 m - Sierra Tontol · 671 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 El Nispero and the best time to visit In El Nispero, 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 El Nispero Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Farmacia y Consultorio Dr. Denis Carcamo · La Union 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.81507&mlon=-88.40769#map=17/14.81507/-88.40769) Bank Banco de Occidente · San Nicolas 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.94148&mlon=-88.32584#map=17/14.94148/-88.32584) ATM Banco Atlántida · Las Vegas 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87268&mlon=-88.07220#map=17/14.87268/-88.07220) Petrol pump Gasolinera Santa Lucia · La Union 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80983&mlon=-88.41047#map=17/14.80983/-88.41047) Hotel Hotel San Rafael · San Rafael 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.72654&mlon=-88.42010#map=17/14.72654/-88.42010) Mall Plaza Las Norias · Santa Barbara 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92500&mlon=-88.23843#map=17/14.92500/-88.23843) School Escuela Héctor Ramón Trochez · El Nispero 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77368&mlon=-88.34294#map=17/14.77368/-88.34294) College ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL · La Union 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80758&mlon=-88.41774#map=17/14.80758/-88.41774) Police station Jefatura De Policía Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara 18 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in El Nispero Places mapped inside El Nispero in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools2 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 - Azacualpa - Ceguaca - Chinda - Concepcion del Norte - Concepcion del Sur - 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 El Nispero?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras - What is the population of El Nispero?9,917 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in El Nispero?About 27 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of El Nispero?About 127 people per km² - What borders El Nispero?Arada, La Union, San Rafael, Santa Barbara and Santa Rita - How many villages are in El Nispero?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Nispero?Settlements lie between 342 m and 1,304 m - What is the highest point in El Nispero?Cerro Loma Alta (1,001 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Nispero?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to El Nispero?Farmacia y Consultorio Dr. Denis Carcamo, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Nispero?Banco de Occidente, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to El Nispero?Banco Atlántida, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Nispero?Gasolinera Santa Lucia, about 8.2 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Nispero?HN1609 (OCHA common operational dataset)