# Nuevo Celilac Municipality, Santa Barbara Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/nuevo-celilac/ Municipality · Santa Barbara Department # Nuevo Celilac Nuevo Celilac is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **8,240 people** in 2024 on 152 km² (about 54 per km²). 30 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8,240people (2024) - 152km² - 2mapped services - 472 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Nuevo Celilac? Nuevo Celilac had an estimated **8,240 people** in 2024 — 1.7% of Santa Barbara Department, 216th of 298 municipalities. There are 988 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 152 km², that is about **54 people per km²**, 212th of 298 municipalities. 30.4% of people are children under 15 and 8.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 26 years (it is 25 across Santa Barbara Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people. 0–4 ****826** 5–9 ****831** 10–14 ****852** 15–19 ****764** 20–24 ****652** 25–29 ****660** 30–34 ****579** 35–39 ****550** 40–44 ****481** 45–49 ****470** 50–54 ****370** 55–59 ****273** 60–64 ****243** 65–69 ****199** 70–74 ****176** 75–79 ****149** 80+ ****165** 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 Nuevo Celilac? Nuevo Celilac lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Atima](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/atima/), [San Jose de Colinas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-jose-de-colinas/), [San Luis](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-luis/), [San Nicolas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-nicolas/) and [Santa Barbara](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/santa-barbara/). By area it is the 171st largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.0% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Nuevo Celilac is about 160 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 15 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 14.9746° N, -88.3674° 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 Nuevo Celilac Open gazetteers list **30 villages, towns and localities** in Nuevo Celilac. The largest with a recorded population: Nuevo Celilac (8,086). Settlements here lie between about 172 m and 989 m above sea level (median 472 m). - Agua Buena - Carrizal - El Aguacatillo - El Cuábano - El Embocadero - El Hato - El Tablón - El Zapote - Ijala - Janumigula - Jilica - La Ciénega - La Estaca - La Haciendita - La Misión - Laguna Colorada - Las Crucitas - Las Joyas - Limoncito - Llano del León - Nueva Jalapa - Nuevo Celilac - Nuevo Jalapa - Pastorero - Piedra Grande - Quebrada Honda - San Jerónimo - San Jerónimo del Pinal - San Nicolasito - Valle de La Cruz 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 Nuevo Celilac Named natural and historic features inside Nuevo Celilac, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - El Zapote - Las Milpas - Quebrada Grande - Quebrada Terrero ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Cerro Casposo · 861 m - Cerro de Jilica · 689 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 Nuevo Celilac and the best time to visit In Nuevo Celilac, 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 Nuevo Celilac Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Salud San Nicolás · San Nicolas 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93433&mlon=-88.32486#map=17/14.93433/-88.32486) Bank Banco de Occidente · San Nicolas 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.94148&mlon=-88.32584#map=17/14.94148/-88.32584) ATM Banco Atlántida · Las Vegas 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87268&mlon=-88.07220#map=17/14.87268/-88.07220) Petrol pump Texaco San Nicolas · San Nicolas 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.94242&mlon=-88.32796#map=17/14.94242/-88.32796) Hotel Hotel Cerro Verde · San Jose de Colinas 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.04917&mlon=-88.30664#map=17/15.04917/-88.30664) Mall Centro Comercial Baide Alvarado · Santa Barbara 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93129&mlon=-88.23750#map=17/14.93129/-88.23750) School Escuela Wenceslao Caballero · Nuevo Celilac 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98434&mlon=-88.32755#map=17/14.98434/-88.32755) College Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán · Santa Barbara 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93441&mlon=-88.24192#map=17/14.93441/-88.24192) Police station Policía Nacional · Nuevo Celilac 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.98424&mlon=-88.33049#map=17/14.98424/-88.33049) 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 Nuevo Celilac Places mapped inside Nuevo Celilac in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 - Nueva Frontera - 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 Nuevo Celilac?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras - What is the population of Nuevo Celilac?8,240 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Nuevo Celilac?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Nuevo Celilac?About 54 people per km² - What borders Nuevo Celilac?Atima, San Jose de Colinas, San Luis, San Nicolas and Santa Barbara - How many villages are in Nuevo Celilac?30 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Nuevo Celilac?Settlements lie between 172 m and 989 m - What is the highest point in Nuevo Celilac?Cerro Casposo (861 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Nuevo Celilac?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Nuevo Celilac?Centro de Salud San Nicolás, about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Nuevo Celilac?Banco de Occidente, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Nuevo Celilac?Banco Atlántida, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nuevo Celilac?Texaco San Nicolas, about 5.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Nuevo Celilac?HN1614 (OCHA common operational dataset)