# Proteccion Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages

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Municipality · Santa Barbara Department 

# Proteccion

Proteccion is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **18,510 people** in 2024 on 154 km² (about 120 per km²). 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 18,510people (2024)
- 154km²
- 2mapped services
- 883 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Proteccion?

Proteccion had an estimated **18,510 people** in 2024 — 3.7% of Santa Barbara Department, 111th of 298 municipalities. There are 956 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 154 km², that is about **120 people per km²**, 89th of 298 municipalities.

35.7% of people are children under 15 and 5.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 22 years (it is 25 across Santa Barbara Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 70 children and older people.

0–4 ****2,248**

5–9 ****2,123**

10–14 ****2,239**

15–19 ****1,880**

20–24 ****1,650**

25–29 ****1,659**

30–34 ****1,259**

35–39 ****1,175**

40–44 ****884**

45–49 ****806**

50–54 ****586**

55–59 ****546**

60–64 ****438**

65–69 ****367**

70–74 ****259**

75–79 ****193**

80+ ****198**

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 Proteccion?

Proteccion lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Macuelizo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/macuelizo/), [Naranjito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/naranjito/), [Nueva Arcadia](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/nueva-arcadia/), [San Luis](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-luis/) and [San Nicolas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/copan/san-nicolas/). By area it is the 170th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.1% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Proteccion is about 187 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 43 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 15.0838° N, -88.6018° 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 Proteccion

Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Proteccion. The largest with a recorded population: Protección (2,101), El Corozal (1,039) and La Reina (954). Settlements here lie between about 571 m and 1,256 m above sea level (median 883 m).

- Bella Vista Flores
- Buena Vista
- Buenos Aires
- El Cedral
- El Chile
- El Corozal
- El Encanto
- El Triunfo
- El Zarzal
- Güiscoyol
- La Jagüilla
- La Laguna
- La Reina
- La Ruidosa
- Las Cañas
- Las Delicias
- Las Flores
- Las Pozas
- Las Vueltas
- Loma Alta
- Loma Encerrada
- Los Camarones
- Palma Real
- Protección
- San Miguelito
- Zambrano

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 Proteccion and the best time to visit

In Proteccion, the warmest month is May (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (19 °C). About 1,416 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (217 mm) and the driest Mar (38 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 19 59 

Feb 21 45 

Mar 22 38 

Apr 24 43 

May 24 128 

Jun 23 197 

Jul 23 164 

Aug 23 185 

Sep 23 217 

Oct 22 168 

Nov 20 105 

Dec 20 68 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Proteccion

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Clinica Medica y de Especialidades Alfa · Nueva Arcadia 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.05000&mlon=-88.73330#map=17/15.05000/-88.73330) 

Bank Cooperativa Cuna Maya · Nueva Arcadia 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06463&mlon=-88.74784#map=17/15.06463/-88.74784) 

Petrol pump Texaco Entrada Maya · Nueva Arcadia 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.08959&mlon=-88.72198#map=17/15.08959/-88.72198) 

Hotel Colonia Miravalle · Nueva Arcadia 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.07529&mlon=-88.74056#map=17/15.07529/-88.74056) 

Mall Plaza Las Cascadas · Nueva Arcadia 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.06054&mlon=-88.75318#map=17/15.06054/-88.75318) 

School Escuela Urbana Florencio Martínez · Proteccion 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.02598&mlon=-88.64813#map=17/15.02598/-88.64813) 

College Instituto IBCC · Nueva Arcadia 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.05897&mlon=-88.74395#map=17/15.05897/-88.74395) 

Police station Policía Nacional · Naranjito 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.95254&mlon=-88.68442#map=17/14.95254/-88.68442) 

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 Proteccion

Places mapped inside Proteccion 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
- Nueva Frontera
- Nuevo Celilac
- Petoa
- 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 Proteccion?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Proteccion?18,510 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Proteccion?About 22 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Proteccion?About 120 people per km²
- What borders Proteccion?Macuelizo, Naranjito, Nueva Arcadia, San Luis and San Nicolas
- How many villages are in Proteccion?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Proteccion?Settlements lie between 571 m and 1,256 m
- What is the best time to visit Proteccion?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Proteccion?Clinica Medica y de Especialidades Alfa, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Proteccion?Cooperativa Cuna Maya, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Proteccion?Texaco Entrada Maya, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Proteccion?HN1616 (OCHA common operational dataset)