Balfate is a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón. Balfate itself is a town of about 2,500, but the municipality includes the towns of Lucinda, Lis Lis and several others. In January 2003 a new hospital, Hospital Loma de Luz, was opened in Balfate, bringing much needed medical care to this area. The main paved highway from La Ceiba to Trujillo bypasses Balfate. The road from Jutiapa to Balfate is gravel/dirt and in need of improvement.