# Nueva Frontera Municipality, Santa Barbara Department

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Municipality · Santa Barbara Department 

# Nueva Frontera

Nueva Frontera is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **14,217 people** in 2024 on 152 km² (about 94 per km²). 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 14,217people (2024)
- 152km²
- 2mapped services
- 669 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Nueva Frontera?

Nueva Frontera had an estimated **14,217 people** in 2024 — 2.9% of Santa Barbara Department, 141st of 298 municipalities. There are 998 women for every 1,000 men (above the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 152 km², that is about **94 people per km²**, 127th of 298 municipalities.

35.1% of people are children under 15 and 6.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 25 across Santa Barbara Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 71 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,623**

5–9 ****1,714**

10–14 ****1,647**

15–19 ****1,394**

20–24 ****1,210**

25–29 ****1,201**

30–34 ****979**

35–39 ****866**

40–44 ****697**

45–49 ****637**

50–54 ****489**

55–59 ****452**

60–64 ****386**

65–69 ****323**

70–74 ****232**

75–79 ****167**

80+ ****200**

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 Nueva Frontera?

Nueva Frontera lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 3 other municipalities: [Azacualpa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/azacualpa/), [Florida](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/florida/) and [Macuelizo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/macuelizo/). By area it is the 172nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.0% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Nueva Frontera is about 206 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 61 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 15.2803° N, -88.6712° 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 Nueva Frontera

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Nueva Frontera. The largest with a recorded population: Tras Cerros (4,174), San José de Tarros (1,634) and El Ermitano (947). Settlements here lie between about 579 m and 983 m above sea level (median 669 m).

- Col. Los Pinos
- El Barranco
- El Ermitano
- El Ermitaño
- El Oro
- Los Tarros
- Piedras Negras
- Piladeros
- Pueblo Nuevo
- San José de Tarros
- Tras Cerros

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).

## Weather in Nueva Frontera and the best time to visit

In Nueva Frontera, 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 Nueva Frontera

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Socorro De Lo Alto Sula, Sta Barbara · Macuelizo 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.24705&mlon=-88.55253#map=17/15.24705/-88.55253) 

Bank Cooperativa Cuna Maya · Nueva Arcadia 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06463&mlon=-88.74784#map=17/15.06463/-88.74784) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Macuelizo 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.26214&mlon=-88.54173#map=17/15.26214/-88.54173) 

Hotel La Vereda Hotel de Montana · Macuelizo 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.24659&mlon=-88.56948#map=17/15.24659/-88.56948) 

Mall Plaza Bonita · Macuelizo 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.29217&mlon=-88.49274#map=17/15.29217/-88.49274) 

School Escuela Francisco Morazán · Nueva Frontera 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.30134&mlon=-88.66664#map=17/15.30134/-88.66664) 

College Instituto Luz Del Valle Macuelizo · Macuelizo 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31802&mlon=-88.54160#map=17/15.31802/-88.54160) 

Police station Policía Nacional · La Jigua 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.03230&mlon=-88.82719#map=17/15.03230/-88.82719) 

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 Nueva Frontera

Places mapped inside Nueva Frontera 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
- El Nispero
- Gualala
- Ilama
- Las Vegas
- Macuelizo
- Naranjito
- 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 Nueva Frontera?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Nueva Frontera?14,217 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Nueva Frontera?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Nueva Frontera?About 94 people per km²
- What borders Nueva Frontera?Azacualpa, Florida and Macuelizo
- How many villages are in Nueva Frontera?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Nueva Frontera?Settlements lie between 579 m and 983 m
- What is the best time to visit Nueva Frontera?December to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nueva Frontera?Hospital Socorro De Lo Alto Sula, Sta Barbara, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nueva Frontera?Cooperativa Cuna Maya, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nueva Frontera?Texaco, about 14 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Nueva Frontera?HN1628 (OCHA common operational dataset)