# Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/las-vegas/ Municipality · Santa Barbara Department # Las Vegas Las Vegas is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **28,184 people** in 2024 on 123 km² (about 229 per km²). 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 12 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 28,184people (2024) - 123km² - 12mapped services - 933 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Las Vegas? Las Vegas had an estimated **28,184 people** in 2024 — 5.7% of Santa Barbara Department, 69th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,004 women for every 1,000 men (above the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 123 km², that is about **229 people per km²**, 22nd of 298 municipalities. 31.4% of people are children under 15 and 6.5% 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 ****3,038** 5–9 ****2,991** 10–14 ****2,822** 15–19 ****2,865** 20–24 ****2,831** 25–29 ****2,324** 30–34 ****2,090** 35–39 ****1,793** 40–44 ****1,469** 45–49 ****1,268** 50–54 ****1,155** 55–59 ****989** 60–64 ****723** 65–69 ****598** 70–74 ****489** 75–79 ****344** 80+ ****395** 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 Las Vegas? Las Vegas 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 Pedro Zacapa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-pedro-zacapa/), [Santa Barbara](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/santa-barbara/) and [Santa Cruz de Yojoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/santa-cruz-de-yojoa/). By area it is the 194th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.5% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Las Vegas is about 126 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 21 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 14.8738° N, -88.0487° 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 Las Vegas Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Las Vegas. The largest with a recorded population: Las Vegas, Santa Barbara (7,487) and El Mochito (1,950). Settlements here lie between about 647 m and 1,657 m above sea level (median 933 m). - Buena Vista - Carrizal - Colonia Orellana - Descombro - El Carreto - El Cedral - El Guayabo - El Mochito - El Novillo - El Rincón - El Sauce - Jutiapa - La Agüita - La Guama - La Union Suyapa - Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Santa Barbara - Las Ventanas - Macasinas - Nuevo Lempira - Pedernales - Piedras de Afilar - Quelepa - San José de Los Planes - San Juan - Santa Cecilia - Suyapa - Vientiuno de Pctubre 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 Las Vegas Named natural and historic features inside Las Vegas, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Peña Blanca · 1,379 m - Montaña de Poza Azul · 1,133 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 Las Vegas and the best time to visit In Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud Las Vegas · Las Vegas 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87762&mlon=-88.07765#map=17/14.87762/-88.07765) Bank Banco de Occidente · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.96580&mlon=-88.02666#map=17/14.96580/-88.02666) ATM Banco Atlántida · Las Vegas 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87268&mlon=-88.07220#map=17/14.87268/-88.07220) Petrol pump Puma · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90758&mlon=-87.93696#map=17/14.90758/-87.93696) Hotel Cabañas Finca Santa Martha · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.94471&mlon=-88.03045#map=17/14.94471/-88.03045) Mall Centro Comercial O.CA · Las Vegas 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87301&mlon=-88.07256#map=17/14.87301/-88.07256) School Escuela Lesly Argentina Rodríguez · Las Vegas 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87811&mlon=-88.06669#map=17/14.87811/-88.06669) College Ucenm Campus Peña Blanca · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.96043&mlon=-88.01480#map=17/14.96043/-88.01480) Police station police · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98092&mlon=-87.89201#map=17/14.98092/-87.89201) 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 Las Vegas Places mapped inside Las Vegas in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - ATMs1 - Shopping malls1 - Schools4 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants2 - Dental clinics1 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 - El Nispero - Gualala - Ilama - 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 Las Vegas?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras - What is the population of Las Vegas?28,184 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Las Vegas?About 24 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Las Vegas?About 229 people per km² - What borders Las Vegas?Concepcion del Sur, San Pedro Zacapa, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz de Yojoa - How many villages are in Las Vegas?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Las Vegas?Settlements lie between 647 m and 1,657 m - What is the highest point in Las Vegas?Peña Blanca (1,379 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Las Vegas?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Las Vegas?Centro de Salud Las Vegas, about 3.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Las Vegas?Banco de Occidente, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Las Vegas?Banco Atlántida, about 2.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Las Vegas?Puma, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Las Vegas?2 mapped - How many ATMs are in Las Vegas?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Las Vegas?HN1627 (OCHA common operational dataset)