# Petoa Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/petoa/

Municipality · Santa Barbara Department 

# Petoa

Petoa is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **13,302 people** in 2024 on 204 km² (about 65 per km²). 25 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 13,302people (2024)
- 204km²
- 8mapped services
- 470 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Petoa?

Petoa had an estimated **13,302 people** in 2024 — 2.7% of Santa Barbara Department, 149th of 298 municipalities. There are 946 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 204 km², that is about **65 people per km²**, 189th of 298 municipalities.

28.1% 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 56 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,198**

5–9 ****1,204**

10–14 ****1,340**

15–19 ****1,217**

20–24 ****1,175**

25–29 ****1,190**

30–34 ****1,133**

35–39 ****923**

40–44 ****758**

45–49 ****683**

50–54 ****535**

55–59 ****527**

60–64 ****409**

65–69 ****349**

70–74 ****245**

75–79 ****188**

80+ ****228**

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 Petoa?

Petoa lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Concepcion del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/concepcion-del-norte/), [Quimistan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/quimistan/), [San Marcos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-marcos/), [San Pedro Sula](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-pedro-sula/), [Trinidad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/trinidad/) and [Villanueva](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/villanueva/). By area it is the 135th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.1% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Petoa is about 172 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 40 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 15.2799° N, -88.2224° 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 Petoa

Open gazetteers list **25 villages, towns and localities** in Petoa. The largest with a recorded population: Petoa (12,135). Settlements here lie between about 141 m and 939 m above sea level (median 470 m).

- 15 de Enero
- Banderillales
- Barbarita
- Carrizales
- Corral Viejo
- El Paraíso
- El Pataste
- El Terrero
- Honduritas
- La Canoa
- La Marcelina
- La Olola
- Mezcalitos
- Palmarejo
- Palos Blancos
- Petoa
- Plan de Ulola
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Quebraditas
- Rancho Pedro
- San Antonio Majada
- San Antonio de Majada
- San Antonio de la Majada
- San José de Majada
- Santa Clara

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 Petoa

Named natural and historic features inside Petoa, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

12 rivers and streams.

- Cacauro
- Chiral
- Las Burras
- Las Minas
- Quebrada Cacaulapa
- Quebrada Chalamo
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada La Joya
- Quebrada Las Tintas
- Quebrada Las Yayas
- Quebrada Los Limones
- Quebrada Tascalapa

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains.

- Cerro Arapuca · 939 m
- Cerro Penca · 939 m
- Cerro Colorado · 470 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 Petoa and the best time to visit

In Petoa, the warmest month is May (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,547 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (187 mm) and the driest Apr (44 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 111 

Feb 23 83 

Mar 24 64 

Apr 26 44 

May 27 105 

Jun 26 170 

Jul 26 158 

Aug 26 153 

Sep 26 179 

Oct 25 187 

Nov 23 174 

Dec 23 118 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Petoa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud Petoa · Petoa 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.27309&mlon=-88.28424#map=17/15.27309/-88.28424) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · San Pedro Sula 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.40942&mlon=-88.15452#map=17/15.40942/-88.15452) 

ATM Banpais · San Pedro Sula 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.50108&mlon=-88.02811#map=17/15.50108/-88.02811) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Quimistan 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31340&mlon=-88.25139#map=17/15.31340/-88.25139) 

Hotel Hotel Rosalina · Petoa 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.27324&mlon=-88.28193#map=17/15.27324/-88.28193) 

Mall Plaza Rosa · Trinidad 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.14385&mlon=-88.23554#map=17/15.14385/-88.23554) 

School Escuela Luis Landa · Petoa 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.27477&mlon=-88.28288#map=17/15.27477/-88.28288) 

College UTH · San Pedro Sula 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.40911&mlon=-88.15448#map=17/15.40911/-88.15448) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Petoa 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.27256&mlon=-88.28301#map=17/15.27256/-88.28301) 

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 Petoa

Places mapped inside Petoa in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals1
- Hotels2
- Schools3
- Restaurants1
- 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
- Nuevo Celilac
- 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 Petoa?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Petoa?13,302 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Petoa?About 27 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Petoa?About 65 people per km²
- What borders Petoa?Concepcion del Norte, Quimistan, San Marcos, San Pedro Sula, Trinidad and Villanueva
- How many villages are in Petoa?25 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Petoa?Settlements lie between 141 m and 939 m
- What is the highest point in Petoa?Cerro Arapuca (939 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Petoa?December to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Petoa?Centro de Salud Petoa, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Petoa?Banco de Occidente, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Petoa?Banpais, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Petoa?Texaco, about 4.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Petoa?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Petoa?HN1615 (OCHA common operational dataset)