Colón, El Salvador
Colón, La Libertad | |
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District | |
 The entrance to Colón via the Pan-American Highway | |
  Colón, La Libertad Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°43′N 89°22′W / 13.717°N 89.367°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | La Libertad |
| Area | |
• District | 32.45 sq mi (84.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,870 ft (570 m) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• District | 130,513 |
| 122,944 | |
| • Rank | 6th in El Salvador |
| • Urban | 127,722 |
| • Rural | 2,791 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Colón is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, bordering Santa Tecla, San Juan Opico, Ciudad Arce and Sacacoyo y Talnique. It was previously known as El Guarumal, made a town on 20 August 1886 and a villa on 24 July 1986.
Cantons
The District of Colón is made up of the central neighborhood in Ciudad Colón and several cantons:
Gallery
Entrance to Los Chorros
The Canton of Lourdes
References
- 1 2 3 "City Population: Check for Humans". City Population. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
- ↑ "Colon Population 2026". World Population Review. 2026-07-09. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
- ↑ López, Griselda (3 May 2024). "Rescatan a dos venados en Colón, La Libertad". La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ↑ "Pandilleros condenados por homicidios en Colón". La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 7 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
Capital: Santa Tecla | ||
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