# San Marcos Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-marcos/ Municipality · Santa Barbara Department # San Marcos San Marcos is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **16,718 people** in 2024 on 220 km² (about 76 per km²). 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 16,718people (2024) - 220km² - 7mapped services - 241 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in San Marcos? San Marcos had an estimated **16,718 people** in 2024 — 3.4% of Santa Barbara Department, 124th of 298 municipalities. There are 981 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 220 km², that is about **76 people per km²**, 166th of 298 municipalities. 29.9% of people are children under 15 and 7.4% 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 59 children and older people. 0–4 ****1,696** 5–9 ****1,662** 10–14 ****1,633** 15–19 ****1,561** 20–24 ****1,656** 25–29 ****1,441** 30–34 ****1,196** 35–39 ****1,065** 40–44 ****959** 45–49 ****785** 50–54 ****751** 55–59 ****616** 60–64 ****461** 65–69 ****363** 70–74 ****329** 75–79 ****222** 80+ ****322** 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 San Marcos? San Marcos 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/), [Petoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/petoa/), [Quimistan](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/quimistan/), [San Luis](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-luis/) and [Trinidad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/trinidad/). By area it is the 124th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 4.4% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of San Marcos is about 184 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 42 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 15.2591° N, -88.4153° 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 San Marcos Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in San Marcos. The largest with a recorded population: San Marcos (3,923) and Potrerillos (900). Settlements here lie between about 178 m and 687 m above sea level (median 241 m). - Agua Helada - Aguacatales - Banderas - Buena Vista - Casas Viejas - Cañas - Chumbagua - Dragos - El Chorro - El Higuerito - El Robledal - La Minita - Ocotal Tupido - Plan de Eulola - Potrerillos - Pueblo Viejo - San Francisco - San Francisco de Los Valles - San Marcos - Sitio Viejo - Tipitapa 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 San Marcos Named natural and historic features inside San Marcos, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Tipitapa - Río Camalote - Río Caña - Río Colmillo - Río Culupa - Río Mozapa - Río Nanchapa - Río San Gaspar - Río Tapalapa ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Cerro Ojo de Agua · 421 m - Cerro Colmena · 266 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Chumbagua 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 San Marcos and the best time to visit In San Marcos, 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 San Marcos Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Laboratorio Clinico Letona · San Marcos 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.19939&mlon=-88.39050#map=17/15.19939/-88.39050) Bank Banco Azteca · Quimistan 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.34747&mlon=-88.40432#map=17/15.34747/-88.40432) Petrol pump Plaza San Marcos · Quimistan 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.31879&mlon=-88.42821#map=17/15.31879/-88.42821) Hotel Hotel y Restaurante El Charancaco · Quimistan 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.32282&mlon=-88.42339#map=17/15.32282/-88.42339) Mall Plaza Bonita · Macuelizo 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.29217&mlon=-88.49274#map=17/15.29217/-88.49274) School Escuela Timoteo Sabillión Rivera · San Marcos 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.29353&mlon=-88.40934#map=17/15.29353/-88.40934) College Instituto Luz Del Valle Macuelizo · Macuelizo 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.29116&mlon=-88.49481#map=17/15.29116/-88.49481) Police station Policía Nacional · Petoa 14 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 San Marcos Places mapped inside San Marcos in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Schools3 - Restaurants2 - Dental clinics1 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 - Quimistan - San Francisco de Ojuera - San Jose de Colinas - San Luis - San Nicolas - San Pedro Zacapa - San Vicente Centenario - Santa Barbara - Santa Rita - Trinidad ## Quick answers - Where is San Marcos?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras - What is the population of San Marcos?16,718 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in San Marcos?About 26 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of San Marcos?About 76 people per km² - What borders San Marcos?Macuelizo, Petoa, Quimistan, San Luis and Trinidad - How many villages are in San Marcos?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of San Marcos?Settlements lie between 178 m and 687 m - What is the highest point in San Marcos?Cerro Ojo de Agua (421 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit San Marcos?December to May - Where is the nearest hospital to San Marcos?Laboratorio Clinico Letona, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to San Marcos?Banco Azteca, about 9.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Marcos?Plaza San Marcos, about 6.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in San Marcos?1 mapped - What is the P-code of San Marcos?HN1621 (OCHA common operational dataset)