Villanueva is a city, with a population of 83,670 (2023 calculation),[2] and a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés.

Villanueva lies south of San Pedro Sula by approximately 20 miles.

The presence of sugarcane production tends to cover the area with a thick layer of what the locals call "el nieve negra“, which means “black snow”.

The large majority of the population are of Latin descent with small communities of Garifuna people throughout.

Poverty is endemic throughout the area, with many people without clean drinking water or stable electricity.