# San Nicolas Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages

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

Municipality · Santa Barbara Department 

# San Nicolas

San Nicolas is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **16,991 people** in 2024 on 102 km² (about 167 per km²). 37 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 16,991people (2024)
- 102km²
- 13mapped services
- 758 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Nicolas?

San Nicolas had an estimated **16,991 people** in 2024 — 3.4% of Santa Barbara Department, 121st of 298 municipalities. There are 969 women for every 1,000 men (below the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 102 km², that is about **167 people per km²**, 38th of 298 municipalities.

29.9% of people are children under 15 and 7.5% 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 60 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,756**

5–9 ****1,653**

10–14 ****1,664**

15–19 ****1,555**

20–24 ****1,591**

25–29 ****1,497**

30–34 ****1,345**

35–39 ****1,190**

40–44 ****943**

45–49 ****812**

50–54 ****648**

55–59 ****591**

60–64 ****476**

65–69 ****419**

70–74 ****314**

75–79 ****243**

80+ ****294**

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 Nicolas?

San Nicolas lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Arada](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/arada/), [Atima](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/atima/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/la-union/), [Nuevo Celilac](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/nuevo-celilac/), [San Vicente Centenario](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-vicente-centenario/) and [Santa Barbara](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/santa-barbara/). By area it is the 211th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 2.0% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of San Nicolas is about 157 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 16 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 14.9041° N, -88.3893° 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 Nicolas

Open gazetteers list **37 villages, towns and localities** in San Nicolas. The largest with a recorded population: San Nicolás (3,522) and Nueva Jalapa (1,094). Settlements here lie between about 322 m and 1,392 m above sea level (median 758 m).

- Aguacate
- Aradita
- Baditos
- Capulín
- Carreto
- Cerro Jalapa
- Choloma
- Cruz Grande
- El Callejón
- El Pinalejo
- El Portillo
- El Porvenir
- El Resumidero
- El Retiro
- El Tanque
- Jacalaca
- Jalapa
- Jicatuyo
- La Cañada
- La Estancia
- La Grama
- Las Marías
- Loma del Ocotal
- Los Guindos
- Los Linderos
- Lucitania
- Minguaco
- Montes de Oro
- Nueva Jalapa
- Playa Grande
- San Antonio del Monte
- San Manuel del Triunfo
- San Nicolás
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz Cuchilla
- Teretina
- Viejo Celilac

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 Nicolas

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Laguna El Descombro
- Quebrada Omoa
- Río El Resumidero
- Río Frío
- Río del Aguacate

### Hills and mountains

4 mountains.

- Cerro Jalapa · 1,118 m
- Cerro de Ocotepeque · 758 m
- Cerro de Teretina · 688 m
- Cerro Coropa · 506 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 San Nicolas and the best time to visit

In San Nicolas, 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 San Nicolas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Salud San Nicolás · San Nicolas 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93433&mlon=-88.32486#map=17/14.93433/-88.32486) 

Bank Banco de Occidente · San Nicolas 8.0 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 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.94242&mlon=-88.32796#map=17/14.94242/-88.32796) 

Hotel Hotel Central · Atima 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93249&mlon=-88.49030#map=17/14.93249/-88.49030) 

Mall Plaza Las Norias · Santa Barbara 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92500&mlon=-88.23843#map=17/14.92500/-88.23843) 

School ESCUELA · San Nicolas 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.85272&mlon=-88.41981#map=17/14.85272/-88.41981) 

College ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL · La Union 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80758&mlon=-88.41774#map=17/14.80758/-88.41774) 

Police station Posta Policial · San Nicolas 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.93730&mlon=-88.32656#map=17/14.93730/-88.32656) 

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 Nicolas

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps3
- Schools4
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1
- 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 Marcos
- San Pedro Zacapa
- San Vicente Centenario
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Rita
- Trinidad

## Quick answers

- Where is San Nicolas?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Nicolas?16,991 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Nicolas?About 26 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Nicolas?About 167 people per km²
- What borders San Nicolas?Arada, Atima, La Union, Nuevo Celilac, San Vicente Centenario and Santa Barbara
- How many villages are in San Nicolas?37 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Nicolas?Settlements lie between 322 m and 1,392 m
- What is the highest point in San Nicolas?Cerro Jalapa (1,118 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Nicolas?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Nicolas?Centro de Salud San Nicolás, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Nicolas?Banco de Occidente, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Nicolas?Banco Atlántida, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Nicolas?Texaco San Nicolas, about 7.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in San Nicolas?1 mapped
- How many banks are in San Nicolas?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in San Nicolas?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of San Nicolas?HN1622 (OCHA common operational dataset)