# Caridad Municipality, Valle Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/caridad/ Municipality · Valle Department # Caridad Caridad is a municipality of Honduras in Valle Department. It had an estimated **4,127 people** in 2024 on 52 km² (about 79 per km²). 36 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4,127people (2024) - 52.0km² - 2mapped services - 324 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Caridad? Caridad had an estimated **4,127 people** in 2024 — 2.1% of Valle Department, 280th of 298 municipalities. There are 891 women for every 1,000 men (below the Valle Department figure of 1,047). Spread over 52 km², that is about **79 people per km²**, 158th of 298 municipalities. 26.2% of people are children under 15 and 10.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 30 years (it is 26 across Valle Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 57 children and older people. 0–4 ****332** 5–9 ****354** 10–14 ****396** 15–19 ****318** 20–24 ****299** 25–29 ****366** 30–34 ****349** 35–39 ****309** 40–44 ****289** 45–49 ****208** 50–54 ****177** 55–59 ****175** 60–64 ****134** 65–69 ****149** 70–74 ****109** 75–79 ****60** 80+ ****103** 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 Caridad? Caridad lies in [Valle Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Aramecina](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/aramecina/), [Curaren](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/curaren/), [Lauterique](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/lauterique/) and [San Antonio del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/la-paz/san-antonio-del-norte/). By area it is the 276th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 3.2% of [Valle Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/). The centre of Caridad is about 59 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 37 km from Nacaome, the main town of Valle Department. The centre point is at 13.8178° N, -87.6811° 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 Caridad Open gazetteers list **36 villages, towns and localities** in Caridad. The largest with a recorded population: Caridad (3,927). Settlements here lie between about 171 m and 996 m above sea level (median 324 m). - Caridad - Cerro del Credo - Cueva - Cutile - El Boquerón - El Caoba - El Ciruelito - El Espinito - El Espino - El Hondable - El Hueco - El Llano - El Mogote - El Portillo de Los Vinos - El Rabón - El Retirito - El Tablón - Goascorancito - Gramalito - Hondable Abajo - La Arada - La Esperanza - La Garita - Las Delicias - Las Hornitas - Las Joyitas - Las Lajitas - Las Torrecillas - Los Plancitos - Los Terremotos - Plan del Credo - Portillo de La Cañada - Portillo del Boquerón - Rincón del Buey - San Antonio - Terremotos 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 Caridad Named natural and historic features inside Caridad, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Quebrada Honda - Quebrada La Victoria - Quebrada Victoria - Quebrada de La Villa - Quebrada del Hondable - Quebrada del Ojuste ### Hills and mountains 5 hills; 4 mountains. - Cerro Goascorancito · 1,125 m - Loma de Las Piedras · 809 m - Cerro de La Teta · 772 m - Cerro El Esquillal · 603 m - Cerro El Credo · 596 m - Cerro El Credo · 539 m - Cerro El Bejuco · 512 m - Cerro La Cañada · 511 m - Loma Orégano · 343 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 Caridad and the best time to visit In Caridad, the warmest month is Apr (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Nov (21 °C). About 1,167 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (213 mm) and the driest Feb (8 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 8 Feb 23 8 Mar 25 10 Apr 26 40 May 25 170 Jun 23 201 Jul 23 114 Aug 24 148 Sep 23 213 Oct 22 184 Nov 21 43 Dec 21 28 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Caridad Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro Integral de Salud Aguanqueterique · Aguanqueterique 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.95034&mlon=-87.66623#map=17/13.95034/-87.66623) Bank Banco Azteca · Nacaome 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.53213&mlon=-87.48708#map=17/13.53213/-87.48708) ATM Banco Atlántida · Nacaome 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.53271&mlon=-87.48700#map=17/13.53271/-87.48700) Petrol pump Dippsa El Amatillo · Goascoran 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.59301&mlon=-87.75065#map=17/13.59301/-87.75065) Hotel Hotel y locales galvez · Caridad 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.82602&mlon=-87.69144#map=17/13.82602/-87.69144) Mall Plaza Centro · Nacaome 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54233&mlon=-87.48415#map=17/13.54233/-87.48415) School Instituto Pedro Ochoa Osorto · San Antonio del Norte 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.88282&mlon=-87.69982#map=17/13.88282/-87.69982) College Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán · Nacaome 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.53667&mlon=-87.49501#map=17/13.53667/-87.49501) Police station Policía Nacional · San Antonio del Norte 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.88386&mlon=-87.70372#map=17/13.88386/-87.70372) 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 Caridad Places mapped inside Caridad in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels2 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 Valle Department - Alianza - Amapala - Aramecina - Goascoran - Langue - Nacaome - San Francisco de Coray - San Lorenzo ## Quick answers - Where is Caridad?In Valle Department, Honduras - What is the population of Caridad?4,127 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Caridad?About 30 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Caridad?About 79 people per km² - What borders Caridad?Aramecina, Curaren, Lauterique and San Antonio del Norte - How many villages are in Caridad?36 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Caridad?Settlements lie between 171 m and 996 m - What is the highest point in Caridad?Cerro Goascorancito (1,125 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Caridad?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Caridad?Centro Integral de Salud Aguanqueterique, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Caridad?Banco Azteca, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Caridad?Banco Atlántida, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Caridad?Dippsa El Amatillo, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Caridad?HN1705 (OCHA common operational dataset)