# Santa Rita Municipality, Santa Barbara Department – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/santa-rita/ Municipality · Santa Barbara Department # Santa Rita Santa Rita is a municipality of Honduras in Santa Barbara Department. It had an estimated **4,154 people** in 2024 on 82 km² (about 51 per km²). 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,154people (2024) - 82.0km² - 1mapped services - 518 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Santa Rita? Santa Rita had an estimated **4,154 people** in 2024 — 0.8% of Santa Barbara Department, 279th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,127 women for every 1,000 men (above the Santa Barbara Department figure of 980). Spread over 82 km², that is about **51 people per km²**, 223rd of 298 municipalities. 33.5% of people are children under 15 and 8.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 25 across Santa Barbara Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 72 children and older people. 0–4 ****446** 5–9 ****462** 10–14 ****485** 15–19 ****391** 20–24 ****353** 25–29 ****330** 30–34 ****265** 35–39 ****269** 40–44 ****234** 45–49 ****190** 50–54 ****141** 55–59 ****118** 60–64 ****128** 65–69 ****124** 70–74 ****71** 75–79 ****69** 80+ ****78** 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 Santa Rita? Santa Rita lies in [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Ceguaca](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/ceguaca/), [El Nispero](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/el-nispero/), [San Francisco de Ojuera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/san-francisco-de-ojuera/), [San Rafael](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/lempira/san-rafael/) and [Santa Barbara](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/santa-barbara/). By area it is the 232nd largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.6% of [Santa Barbara Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/santa-barbara/). The centre of Santa Rita is about 137 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 19 km from Santa Bárbara, the main town of Santa Barbara Department. The centre point is at 14.7571° N, -88.2681° 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 Santa Rita Open gazetteers list **9 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Rita. Settlements here lie between about 247 m and 1,329 m above sea level (median 518 m). - Buena Vista - El Aguaje - El Paraíso - La Cañada - Moguete - San Fernando - Santa Rita - Santa Rosalía - Teocinte 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 Santa Rita Named natural and historic features inside Santa Rita, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Gualtonco - Río Chiquito ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Monte Joconal · 1,818 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 Santa Rita and the best time to visit In Santa Rita, 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 Santa Rita Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Farmacia y Consultorio Dr. Denis Carcamo · La Union 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.81507&mlon=-88.40769#map=17/14.81507/-88.40769) Bank Banco de Occidente · Santa Barbara 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.91727&mlon=-88.23581#map=17/14.91727/-88.23581) ATM Banco Atlántida · Las Vegas 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.87268&mlon=-88.07220#map=17/14.87268/-88.07220) Petrol pump Servicentro La Arada · Arada 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.84812&mlon=-88.30674#map=17/14.84812/-88.30674) Hotel Cabañas del Campo Fincasa HN · San Pedro Zacapa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.75000&mlon=-88.11670#map=17/14.75000/-88.11670) Mall Plaza Las Norias · Santa Barbara 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.92500&mlon=-88.23843#map=17/14.92500/-88.23843) School Escuela Santa Rita · Santa Rita 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.77033&mlon=-88.25803#map=17/14.77033/-88.25803) College ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL · La Union 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.80758&mlon=-88.41774#map=17/14.80758/-88.41774) Police station Jefatura De Policía Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=14.90629&mlon=-88.25233#map=17/14.90629/-88.25233) 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 Santa Rita Places mapped inside Santa Rita in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 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 Nicolas - San Pedro Zacapa - San Vicente Centenario - Santa Barbara - Trinidad ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Rita?In Santa Barbara Department, Honduras - What is the population of Santa Rita?4,154 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Santa Rita?About 24 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Santa Rita?About 51 people per km² - What borders Santa Rita?Ceguaca, El Nispero, San Francisco de Ojuera, San Rafael and Santa Barbara - How many villages are in Santa Rita?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Rita?Settlements lie between 247 m and 1,329 m - What is the highest point in Santa Rita?Monte Joconal (1,818 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Santa Rita?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Rita?Farmacia y Consultorio Dr. Denis Carcamo, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Rita?Banco de Occidente, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Rita?Banco Atlántida, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Rita?Servicentro La Arada, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Santa Rita?HN1625 (OCHA common operational dataset)