# San Francisco de Coray Municipality, Valle Department

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Municipality · Valle Department 

# San Francisco de Coray

San Francisco de Coray is a municipality of Honduras in Valle Department. It had an estimated **10,335 people** in 2024 on 89 km² (about 116 per km²). 59 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10,335people (2024)
- 89.2km²
- 3mapped services
- 192 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in San Francisco de Coray?

San Francisco de Coray had an estimated **10,335 people** in 2024 — 5.2% of Valle Department, 178th of 298 municipalities. There are 955 women for every 1,000 men (below the Valle Department figure of 1,047). Spread over 89 km², that is about **116 people per km²**, 94th of 298 municipalities.

31.2% of people are children under 15 and 7.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 26 across Valle Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 63 children and older people.

0–4 ****1,032**

5–9 ****1,110**

10–14 ****1,081**

15–19 ****1,000**

20–24 ****904**

25–29 ****849**

30–34 ****780**

35–39 ****687**

40–44 ****553**

45–49 ****504**

50–54 ****367**

55–59 ****377**

60–64 ****301**

65–69 ****230**

70–74 ****201**

75–79 ****153**

80+ ****206**

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 Francisco de Coray?

San Francisco de Coray lies in [Valle Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Curaren](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/curaren/), [La Libertad](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/francisco-morazan/la-libertad/), [Langue](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/langue/), [Nacaome](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/nacaome/) and [Pespire](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/choluteca/pespire/). By area it is the 225th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 5.5% of [Valle Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/valle/). The centre of San Francisco de Coray is about 58 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 15 km from Nacaome, the main town of Valle Department. The centre point is at 13.6693° N, -87.5356° 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 Francisco de Coray

Open gazetteers list **59 villages, towns and localities** in San Francisco de Coray. The largest with a recorded population: San Francisco de Coray (9,742). Settlements here lie between about 94 m and 531 m above sea level (median 192 m).

- Amates
- Apalcuquín
- Caleas
- Caserío de los Gutiérrez
- Cerro Colorado
- Cerro Grande
- El Amatillo
- El Bejuco
- El Carrizal
- El Centro
- El Cimarrón
- El Espino
- El Fondo
- El Guayabo
- El Ocote Solo
- El Ojustal
- El Quebradón
- El Rodeo
- El Salitre
- El Terreno
- El Zopilote
- Hato Nuevo
- La Campanilla
- La Cañada
- La Cañada Grande
- La Cuchilla
- La Escondida
- La Joya
- La Joyada
- La Mora
- La Reducción
- Lagunetas
- Las Cuevitas
- Las Delicias
- Las Escobas
- Las Mesas
- Las Olivas
- Las Piletas
- Las Placitas
- Las Vegas
- Los Alvarados
- Los Amates
- Los Arrozales
- Los Carranza
- Los Gutiérrez
- Los Matamoros
- Los Moreno
- Los Talpetates
- Monte Cristo
- Montecristo
- Montecristo Número Uno
- Panasacaray
- Panasacarán
- Plan del Higo
- Portillo Colorado
- San Francisco de Coray
- Talpetates
- Terrero
- Vado Hondo

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 Francisco de Coray

Named natural and historic features inside San Francisco de Coray, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

9 rivers and streams.

- Quebrada El Terrerón
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada La Hacienda
- Quebrada Las Cañadas
- Quebrada Montecristo
- Quebrada de la Hacienda
- Quebrada del Rodeo
- Quebrada del Sanjón
- Río El Retiro

### Hills and mountains

7 hills; 1 mountain.

- Cerro de La Escuadra · 552 m
- Cerro Plan del Higo · 515 m
- Cerro Punta de La Laja · 388 m
- Cerro El Jicarito · 386 m
- Cerro El Jogüe · 359 m
- Cerro Canfura · 325 m
- Cerro El Convento · 289 m
- Cerro Caleas · 191 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 Francisco de Coray and the best time to visit

In San Francisco de Coray, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Nov (26 °C). About 1,271 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (250 mm) and the driest Jan (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January and July**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 2 

Feb 28 3 

Mar 29 7 

Apr 30 37 

May 28 198 

Jun 27 214 

Jul 28 111 

Aug 28 160 

Sep 27 250 

Oct 26 231 

Nov 26 39 

Dec 26 17 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from San Francisco de Coray

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital El Pilar Honduras · Nacaome 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54233&mlon=-87.48415#map=17/13.54233/-87.48415) 

Bank Banco Azteca · Nacaome 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.53213&mlon=-87.48708#map=17/13.53213/-87.48708) 

ATM Banco Atlántida · Nacaome 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.53271&mlon=-87.48700#map=17/13.53271/-87.48700) 

Petrol pump UNO · Nacaome 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54227&mlon=-87.48371#map=17/13.54227/-87.48371) 

Hotel Hotel El Centro · Langue 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.62069&mlon=-87.65404#map=17/13.62069/-87.65404) 

Mall Plaza Centro · Nacaome 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.54233&mlon=-87.48415#map=17/13.54233/-87.48415) 

School Instituto de San Francisco de Coray · San Francisco de Coray 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.66401&mlon=-87.53165#map=17/13.66401/-87.53165) 

College Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán · Nacaome 15 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 30 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 San Francisco de Coray

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

- Schools2
- Restaurants1

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
- Caridad
- Goascoran
- Langue
- Nacaome
- San Lorenzo

## Quick answers

- Where is San Francisco de Coray?In Valle Department, Honduras
- What is the population of San Francisco de Coray?10,335 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in San Francisco de Coray?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of San Francisco de Coray?About 116 people per km²
- What borders San Francisco de Coray?Curaren, La Libertad, Langue, Nacaome and Pespire
- How many villages are in San Francisco de Coray?59 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of San Francisco de Coray?Settlements lie between 94 m and 531 m
- What is the highest point in San Francisco de Coray?Cerro de La Escuadra (552 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit San Francisco de Coray?November to January and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to San Francisco de Coray?Hospital El Pilar Honduras, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to San Francisco de Coray?Banco Azteca, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to San Francisco de Coray?Banco Atlántida, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to San Francisco de Coray?UNO, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of San Francisco de Coray?HN1708 (OCHA common operational dataset)