# Quimistan Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/quimistan/ Municipality · Santa Barbara Department # Quimistan Quimistan is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **67,697 people** in 2024 on 741 km² (about 91 per km²). 70 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 40 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 67,697people (2024) - 741km² - 40mapped services - 243 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Quimistan? Quimistan had an estimated **67,697 people** in 2024 — 13.6% of Santa Barbara Department, 24th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,003 women for every 1,000 men (above the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 741 km², that is about **91 people per km²**, 134th of 298 municipalities. 31.0% of people are children under 15 and 5.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 25 across Santa Barbara Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people. 0–4 ****7,200** 5–9 ****6,896** 10–14 ****6,885** 15–19 ****6,624** 20–24 ****6,899** 25–29 ****6,195** 30–34 ****5,250** 35–39 ****4,456** 40–44 ****3,762** 45–49 ****2,972** 50–54 ****2,634** 55–59 ****2,085** 60–64 ****1,826** 65–69 ****1,396** 70–74 ****955** 75–79 ****715** 80+ ****947** 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 Quimistan? Quimistan lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 7 other municipalities: [Azacualpa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/azacualpa/), [Macuelizo](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/macuelizo/), [Omoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/omoa/), [Petoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/petoa/), [San Marcos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-marcos/), [San Pedro Sula](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/san-pedro-sula/) and [Villanueva](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/villanueva/). By area it is the 26th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 14.8% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Quimistan is about 195 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 57 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 15.4164° N, -88.3761° 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 Quimistan Open gazetteers list **70 villages, towns and localities** in Quimistan. The largest with a recorded population: Quimistán (47,993), Pinalejo (3,767), Camalote (1,319), Correderos (1,162) and Santa Cruz Minas (834). Settlements here lie between about 88 m and 883 m above sea level (median 243 m). - Acequia - Agua Sucia - Arena Blanca - Barrio Baluarte - Barrio El Centro - Barrio El Dorado - Barrio El Estadio - Barrio El Pinal - Barrio Las Colinas - Barrio Las Vegas - Barrio Los Hornos - Barrio Tierra Blanca - Bo El Centro - Bo San Antonio - Cacao Abajo - Calpules - Camalote - Colonia 7 de Agosto - Colonia El Chivirital - Colonia El Roble - Colonia Figueroa Nº 1 - Colonia Figueroa Nº 2 - Colonia Fundevi - Colonia Las Tijeras - Colonia Los Profesores - Colonia Mi Viña - Colonia San Juan - Colonia Santa Elena - Colonia Santa Maria - Correderos - Corredores - El Corozo - El Coyol - El Gavilán - El Papayo - El Sitio - El Tablón - El Urraco - El Venado - Guasma Becker - Guasma Paz - Jocomico - Jutiapa - La Ceibita - La Champa - La Guasma - La Mina - La Sierra - Las Flores - Las Minas - Loma Alta - Los Naranjos - Madre Vieja - Mandinga - Milpa Arada - Montañita - Montañitas - Ocote Solo - Paso Viejo - Pinalejo - Quimistán - Rio Blanco - Río Blanco - San Isidro - San José de la Majada - San José del Cacao - San Juan del Sitio - Santa Cruz Minas - Teocintales - Teosintales 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 Quimistan Named natural and historic features inside Quimistan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Guasma - Quebrada La Mica - Quebrada La Puerta - Quebrada Ruidosa - Quebrada Sitio - Río Blanco - Río Chiquito - Río Cuyamel - Río Listón - Río Naco - Río Negro - Río San Bartolo ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Cerro Buena Vista · 466 m - Cerro Grande · 410 m - Cerro Nieto · 373 m - Cerro Cita · 363 m - Cerro Rancho Corozo · 330 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Hacienda San Lazaro Quimistan 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 Quimistan and the best time to visit In Quimistan, 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 Quimistan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital y Clínica Quimistán "Gracias a Dios" · Quimistan 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.34033&mlon=-88.40824#map=17/15.34033/-88.40824) Bank Banco Azteca · Quimistan 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.34747&mlon=-88.40432#map=17/15.34747/-88.40432) ATM Banpais · San Pedro Sula 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.50108&mlon=-88.02811#map=17/15.50108/-88.02811) Petrol pump Estación de servicio · Quimistan 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.37316&mlon=-88.39401#map=17/15.37316/-88.39401) Hotel Hotel Casa de Campo · Quimistan 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.35900&mlon=-88.39820#map=17/15.35900/-88.39820) Mall Centro Comercial Victoria · Quimistan 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.34727&mlon=-88.40450#map=17/15.34727/-88.40450) School Escuela Doctor Francisco Bográn · Quimistan 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.34951&mlon=-88.40248#map=17/15.34951/-88.40248) College Instituto Luz Del Valle Macuelizo · Macuelizo 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.29116&mlon=-88.49481#map=17/15.29116/-88.49481) Police station Policía Nacional · Petoa 19 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 Quimistan Places mapped inside Quimistan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps6 - Hotels4 - Shopping malls1 - Schools3 - Restaurants21 - Police stations1 - Dental clinics2 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 - Proteccion - 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 Quimistan?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras - What is the population of Quimistan?67,697 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Quimistan?About 25 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Quimistan?About 91 people per km² - What borders Quimistan?Azacualpa, Macuelizo, Omoa, Petoa, San Marcos, San Pedro Sula and Villanueva - How many villages are in Quimistan?70 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Quimistan?Settlements lie between 88 m and 883 m - What is the highest point in Quimistan?Cerro Buena Vista (466 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Quimistan?December to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Quimistan?Hospital y Clínica Quimistán "Gracias a Dios", about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Quimistan?Banco Azteca, about 8.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Quimistan?Banpais, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Quimistan?Estación de servicio, about 5.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Quimistan?1 mapped - How many banks are in Quimistan?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Quimistan?6 mapped - What is the P-code of Quimistan?HN1617 (OCHA common operational dataset)