# Olanchito Municipality, Yoro Department – Villages & Map

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Municipality · Yoro Department 

# Olanchito

Olanchito is a municipality of Honduras in Yoro Department. It had an estimated **126,249 people** in 2024 on 2,020 km² (about 62 per km²). 143 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 51 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 126,249people (2024)
- 2,020km²
- 51mapped services
- 276 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Olanchito?

Olanchito had an estimated **126,249 people** in 2024 — 19.0% of Yoro Department, 13th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,065 women for every 1,000 men (above the Yoro Department figure of 1,049). Spread over 2,020 km², that is about **62 people per km²**, 191st of 298 municipalities.

30.0% of people are children under 15 and 7.1% are 65 or older; the median age is about 25 years (it is 25 across Yoro Department). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 59 children and older people.

0–4 ****12,979**

5–9 ****12,381**

10–14 ****12,567**

15–19 ****12,987**

20–24 ****12,168**

25–29 ****10,612**

30–34 ****8,955**

35–39 ****8,214**

40–44 ****7,329**

45–49 ****6,072**

50–54 ****5,187**

55–59 ****4,182**

60–64 ****3,611**

65–69 ****2,794**

70–74 ****2,384**

75–79 ****1,659**

80+ ****2,168**

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 Olanchito?

Olanchito lies in [Yoro Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 14 other municipalities: [Arenal](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/arenal/), [El Porvenir](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/el-porvenir/), [Esquipulas del Norte](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/esquipulas-del-norte/), [Gualaco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/gualaco/), [Guata](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/guata/), [Jocon](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/jocon/), [Jutiapa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/jutiapa/), [La Ceiba](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/la-ceiba/), [La Masica](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/la-masica/), [La Union](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/la-union/), [Saba](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/saba/), [San Francisco](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/atlantida/san-francisco/), [Sonaguera](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/sonaguera/) and [Yoro](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/yoro/). By area it is the 10th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 25.9% of [Yoro Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/). The centre of Olanchito is about 160 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 57 km from Yoro, the main town of Yoro Department. The centre point is at 15.4306° N, -86.6939° 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 Olanchito

Open gazetteers list **143 villages, towns and localities** in Olanchito. The largest with a recorded population: Olanchito (124,286), Sabá (33,879), Elíxir (3,079), El Ocote (1,908), Tepusteca (1,638) and Armenia (1,488). Settlements here lie between about 79 m and 1,176 m above sea level (median 276 m).

- Abajo
- Agalteca
- Agua Buena
- Agua Caliente
- Alvarado
- Armenia
- Arrayán
- Barranco
- Boca Mame
- Boca de Mame
- Bocaterna
- Bocatome
- Bomba
- Brisas de Monga
- Buena Vista
- Buenos Aires
- Bálsamo Oriental
- Calderas
- Calpules
- Campo Bálsamo
- Campo Calpules
- Campo El Chorro
- Campo Limones 4
- Campo Limones 6
- Campo Nuevo
- Campo Palo Verde 2
- Campo Rojo
- Campo Trojas 2
- Campo Trojas 3
- Carbajales
- Carmelina
- Carril
- Carvajales
- Cascabel
- Champerío La Jigua
- Chaparral
- Chirinos
- Ciudad Vieja
- Clifton
- Cooperativa 04 de Enero
- Coyoles
- Coyoles Central
- Crucete
- Crucete Oriental
- El Agricultor
- El Aguacate
- El Barranco
- El Carril
- El Cayo
- El Chaparral
- El Desvio de Maloa
- El Esfuerzo
- El Juncal
- El Jícaro
- El Nance
- El Ocote
- El Ojo de Agua
- El Portillo
- El Potrero
- El Rosario
- El Terrero
- El Urraco
- Elixir
- Elíxir
- Flores del Terrero
- Guadarrama
- Hacienda La Lima
- Hicoteas
- Jalisco
- Jinine
- La Bramadora
- La Camelia
- La Cebadilla
- La Esperanza
- La Gloria
- La Hicaca
- La Hoya
- La Libertad
- La Lima
- La Montaña
- La Pimienta
- La Sabana de San Carlos
- La Vega
- La Zanja
- Las Almendras
- Las Flores
- Las Flores Este
- Las Hicoteas
- Las Jaguas
- Las Minas
- Las Santas
- Limones
- Lomitas
- Los Horcones
- Los Pavones
- Los Perritos
- Los Planes
- Los Tiestos
- Macora
- Maloa
- Medina
- Mendez
- Monte Obscuro
- Méndez
- Naranjal
- Nombre de Jesús
- Olanchito
- Palo Verde
- Paso El Cayo
- Piedra Blanca
- Potrerillos
- Puerto Escondido
- Quebrada Grande
- Quemado
- Reforma
- Sabana Grande
- Sabana Larga
- Sabanetas
- Sabá
- San Carlos
- San Dimas
- San Francisco
- San Jerónimo
- San José
- San José Arriba
- San Juan
- San Lorenzo
- San Lorenzo Abajo
- San Luis
- San Marcos
- San Patricio
- San Rafael
- Santa Bárbara
- Tacualtuste
- Tacualtuzte
- Teguajinal
- Tejeras
- Tepusteca
- Trojas
- Uyuca
- Vallecillo
- Yaguala
- Zapote Negro

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 Olanchito

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

### Water

41 rivers and streams.

- Canales
- La Florida
- Maparipa
- Quebrada Agalteca
- Quebrada Arriba
- Quebrada Benítez
- Quebrada Bálsamo
- Quebrada Corocito
- Quebrada El Aguacate
- Quebrada El Juncal
- Quebrada Grande
- Quebrada La Concepción
- Quebrada Lajas
- Quebrada Méndez
- Quebrada Nombre de Jesús
- Quebrada Pimienta
- Quebrada Pimienta
- Quebrada Pimiento
- Quebrada Pintol
- Quebrada Portillo
- Quebrada Quitasunga
- Quebrada Sabaneta
- Quebrada Sampedranos
- Quebrada Santa Bárbara

…and 17 more.

### Hills and mountains

15 mountains; 1 valley.

- Monte El Paraíso · 1,743 m
- Monte Zapote · 1,451 m
- Monte Mico Moto · 1,401 m
- Monte José León · 1,346 m
- Cerro Pintol · 1,247 m
- Monte Redondo · 1,222 m
- Cerro Azul · 1,101 m
- Monte Lepaca · 1,020 m
- Cerro Grande · 936 m
- Monte Casa Piedra · 866 m
- Monte San Antonio · 827 m
- Pico Alto · 719 m
- Monte Coyote · 638 m
- Monte Lepaquita · 544 m
- Monte Pompozuche · 331 m
- Valle del Aguán · 140 m

### Getting around

2 airports; 2 airfields.

- Agua Caliente
- Coyoles
- Olanchito El Arrayán Airport
- Trojes

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 Olanchito and the best time to visit

In Olanchito, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,679 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (249 mm) and the driest Apr (46 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to May**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 164 

Feb 22 100 

Mar 23 78 

Apr 25 46 

May 26 94 

Jun 25 139 

Jul 25 121 

Aug 25 128 

Sep 25 150 

Oct 24 237 

Nov 22 249 

Dec 21 172 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Olanchito

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital Anibal Murillo Escobar · Olanchito 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.48776&mlon=-86.57598#map=17/15.48776/-86.57598) 

Bank Banco Atlántida · La Ceiba 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.77116&mlon=-86.79057#map=17/15.77116/-86.79057) 

Petrol pump Texaco Las Américas, Olanchito, Yoro · Olanchito 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.48271&mlon=-86.67070#map=17/15.48271/-86.67070) 

Hotel Hotel & Apartamentos Beverly · Olanchito 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.48321&mlon=-86.57314#map=17/15.48321/-86.57314) 

Mall Megaplaza La Ceiba · La Ceiba 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.77032&mlon=-86.73836#map=17/15.77032/-86.73836) 

School Instituto Internacional Olanchito · Olanchito 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.47967&mlon=-86.59563#map=17/15.47967/-86.59563) 

College Centro Universitario Regional del Valle de Aguán · Olanchito 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.49414&mlon=-86.58114#map=17/15.49414/-86.58114) 

Police station Posta Policial San Judas · La Ceiba 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.75464&mlon=-86.78837#map=17/15.75464/-86.78837) 

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 Olanchito

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

- Hospitals5
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels6
- Schools11
- Colleges and universities5
- Pharmacies4
- Restaurants14
- Dental clinics3

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 Yoro Department

- Arenal
- El Negrito
- El Progreso
- Jocon
- Morazan
- Santa Rita
- Sulaco
- Victoria
- Yorito
- Yoro

## Quick answers

- Where is Olanchito?In Yoro Department, Honduras
- What is the population of Olanchito?126,249 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Olanchito?About 25 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Olanchito?About 62 people per km²
- What borders Olanchito?Arenal, El Porvenir, Esquipulas del Norte, Gualaco, Guata, Jocon, Jutiapa, La Ceiba, La Masica, La Union, Saba, San Francisco, Sonaguera and Yoro
- How many villages are in Olanchito?143 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Olanchito?Settlements lie between 79 m and 1,176 m
- What is the highest point in Olanchito?Monte El Paraíso (1,743 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Olanchito?February to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Olanchito?Hospital Anibal Murillo Escobar, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Olanchito?Banco Atlántida, about 39 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Olanchito?Texaco Las Américas, Olanchito, Yoro, about 6.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Olanchito?5 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Olanchito?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Olanchito?HN1807 (OCHA common operational dataset)