Highest Major Cities in Honduras
Cities in Honduras with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).
1Belén Gualcho15,983 people · Ocotepeque Department
1,783 m
2Yamaranguila21,633 people · Intibucá Department
1,759 m
3Erandique15,633 people · Lempira Department
1,252 m
4Santa Rosa de Copán27,753 people · Copán Department
1,123 m
5Siguatepeque127,468 people · Comayagua Department
1,082 m
6Sabanagrande23,943 people · Francisco Morazán Department
965 m
7Lepaera37,876 people · Lempira Department
959 m
8Colomoncagua18,484 people · Intibucá Department
945 m
9Tegucigalpa850,848 people · Francisco Morazán Department
944 m
10La Iguala26,805 people · Lempira Department
926 m
11Corquín19,145 people · Copán Department
909 m
12San Pedro de Copán63,829 people · Copán Department
830 m
13El Paraíso18,779 people · El Paraíso Department
804 m
14Yorito19,824 people · Yoro Department
787 m
15Teupasenti43,477 people · El Paraíso Department
773 m
16Danlí233,789 people · El Paraíso Department
763 m
17Cucuyagua16,707 people · Copán Department
746 m
18San Juan de Flores16,070 people · Francisco Morazán Department
742 m
19San Luis24,606 people · Santa Bárbara Department
734 m
20El Rosario30,042 people · Comayagua Department
728 m
21Atima17,648 people · Santa Bárbara Department
723 m
22La Paz17,555 people · La Paz Department
680 m
23Esquías21,009 people · Comayagua Department
669 m
24Gualaco22,327 people · Olancho Department
653 m
25Yoro15,774 people · Yoro Department
649 m
26Morocelí17,153 people · El Paraíso Department
625 m
27Villa de San Antonio32,419 people · Comayagua Department
606 m
28San Antonio de Cortés22,884 people · Cortés Department
587 m
29Comayagua58,784 people · Comayagua Department
551 m
30Dulce Nombre de Culmí30,543 people · Olancho Department
526 m
31Santa Cruz de Yojoa97,848 people · Cortés Department
477 m
32Juticalpa33,686 people · Olancho Department
456 m
33Catacamas140,548 people · Olancho Department
449 m
34Sulaco18,161 people · Yoro Department
419 m
35Sabá33,879 people · Colón Department
390 m
36San José de Colinas18,791 people · Santa Bárbara Department
381 m
37Azacualpa20,210 people · Santa Bárbara Department
370 m
38Victoria34,215 people · Yoro Department
370 m
39San Francisco de Yojoa24,740 people · Cortés Department
308 m
40Macuelizo34,401 people · Santa Bárbara Department
266 m
41Santa Bárbara15,119 people · Santa Bárbara Department
239 m
42El Negrito50,550 people · Yoro Department
231 m
43Quimistán47,993 people · Santa Bárbara Department
194 m
44Olanchito124,286 people · Yoro Department
158 m
45Langue20,944 people · Valle Department
151 m
46Sonaguera48,087 people · Colón Department
145 m
47Cofradía20,353 people · Cortés Department
111 m
48San Pedro Sula801,259 people · Cortés Department
90 m
49Villanueva31,571 people · Cortés Department
85 m
50Arizona25,320 people · Atlántida Department
72 m
Highlights
Within Honduras, Belén Gualcho ranks first in 2026 with 1,783 m, followed by Yamaranguila (1,759 m) and Erandique (1,252 m).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,783 m (Belén Gualcho) to 72 m (Arizona), with a median of 637 m.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.
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