San Juan Tepezontes
San Juan Tepezontes | |
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District | |
  San Juan Tepezontes Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°37′N 89°1′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | La Paz |
| Elevation | 2,372 ft (723 m) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• District | 3,758 |
| • Rank | 219th in El Salvador |
| • Urban | 1,870 |
| • Rural | 1,888 |
San Juan Tepezontes is a municipality in the La Paz department of El Salvador. Its name is a Hispanicization of a Nawat term meaning "many hills".[2] It was incorporated in 1945.[2] Its population as of 2004 was 3,269.[3]
The town was severely damaged by earthquakes in 1857[2] and twice again in January 2001 and in February 2001.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "City Population: Check for Humans". City Population. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- 1 2 3 "San Juan Tepezontes". fisdl.gob.sv. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "MARN - Región La Paz". snet.gob.sv. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ Le Val Lund and Carl Sepponen, ed. (2002). Lifeline Performance of El Salvador Earthquakes of January 13 and February 13, 2001. Reston, VA: ASCE, TCLEE. ISBN 9780784406625.
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