# Santa Rita Municipality, Yoro Department – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/santa-rita/ Municipality · Yoro Department # Santa Rita Santa Rita is a municipality of Honduras in Yoro Department. It had an estimated **21,640 people** in 2024 on 129 km² (about 168 per km²). 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 18 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21,640people (2024) - 129km² - 18mapped services - 176 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Santa Rita? Santa Rita had an estimated **21,640 people** in 2024 — 3.3% of Yoro Department, 97th of 298 municipalities. There are 1,095 women for every 1,000 men (above the Yoro Department figure of 1,049). Spread over 129 km², that is about **168 people per km²**, 37th of 298 municipalities. 29.8% of people are children under 15 and 7.2% 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 ****2,142** 5–9 ****2,134** 10–14 ****2,162** 15–19 ****2,096** 20–24 ****2,174** 25–29 ****1,829** 30–34 ****1,684** 35–39 ****1,417** 40–44 ****1,230** 45–49 ****1,064** 50–54 ****832** 55–59 ****698** 60–64 ****619** 65–69 ****529** 70–74 ****397** 75–79 ****256** 80+ ****377** 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 [Yoro Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/), [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [El Negrito](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/el-negrito/), [El Progreso](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/el-progreso/), [Potrerillos](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/potrerillos/), [Santa Cruz de Yojoa](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/cortes/santa-cruz-de-yojoa/) and [Victoria](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/victoria/). By area it is the 188th largest of 298 municipalities in Honduras. It covers 1.7% of [Yoro Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/yoro/). The centre of Santa Rita is about 138 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It is about 72 km from Yoro, the main town of Yoro Department. The centre point is at 15.1862° N, -87.7963° 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 **3 villages, towns and localities** in Santa Rita. The largest with a recorded population: Santa Rita (21,536). Settlements here lie between about 52 m and 327 m above sea level (median 176 m). - El Caliche - Plácido - Santa Rita 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 1 river or stream. - Quebrada Agua Blanca 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 1,260 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (167 mm) and the driest Apr (37 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 20 71 Feb 22 48 Mar 23 41 Apr 25 37 May 25 109 Jun 24 159 Jul 24 121 Aug 24 130 Sep 24 167 Oct 23 166 Nov 21 125 Dec 20 85 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 Centro Médico Menjivar · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.04836&mlon=-87.92817#map=17/15.04836/-87.92817) Bank Banco Lafise · El Progreso 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.40057&mlon=-87.81148#map=17/15.40057/-87.81148) ATM ATM · El Progreso 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.42064&mlon=-87.80237#map=17/15.42064/-87.80237) Petrol pump Texaco · Santa Rita 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.20936&mlon=-87.87801#map=17/15.20936/-87.87801) Hotel El Rancho · Santa Cruz de Yojoa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.04463&mlon=-87.80577#map=17/15.04463/-87.80577) Mall mall multiplaza San Pedro Sula · Potrerillos 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.23042&mlon=-87.96503#map=17/15.23042/-87.96503) School Escuela Rigoberto Sandoval Corea · Santa Rita 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.19514&mlon=-87.87711#map=17/15.19514/-87.87711) College Instituto Oficial Gabino Vasquez Argueta · Santa Rita 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.20745&mlon=-87.87757#map=17/15.20745/-87.87757) Police station Policía Nacional de Honduras, Santa Rita Yoro 1808 · Santa Rita 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=15.19588&mlon=-87.88469#map=17/15.19588/-87.88469) 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. - Petrol pumps3 - Schools4 - Colleges and universities2 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants7 - Police stations1 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 - Olanchito - Sulaco - Victoria - Yorito - Yoro ## Quick answers - Where is Santa Rita?In Yoro Department, Honduras - What is the population of Santa Rita?21,640 (2024 estimate) - What is the median age in Santa Rita?About 25 years (2024 estimate) - What is the population density of Santa Rita?About 168 people per km² - What borders Santa Rita?El Negrito, El Progreso, Potrerillos, Santa Cruz de Yojoa and Victoria - How many villages are in Santa Rita?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Santa Rita?Settlements lie between 52 m and 327 m - What is the best time to visit Santa Rita?December to May - Where is the nearest hospital to Santa Rita?Centro Médico Menjivar, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Santa Rita?Banco Lafise, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Santa Rita?ATM, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Santa Rita?Texaco, about 9.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Santa Rita?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Santa Rita?HN1808 (OCHA common operational dataset)