Verapaz

Verapaz is a municipality in the department of . Verapaz means 'true peace'. It has been the site of two recent natural disasters; an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Moment magnitude scale on 13 February 2001 and the 2009 Salvador floods and mudslides in November 2009.
Wikipedia
  • Town with 6,220 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 606 metres (1,988 feet)
  • …is also known as “Verapaz, El Salvador”
  • Description: district in Southern San Vicente, El Salvador

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guadalupe and Jerusalén.
is a municipality in the of . is situated 3 km south of Verapaz.
is a municipality in the La Paz department of . is situated 3½ km west of Verapaz.
is a municipality in the of . is situated 4 km east of Verapaz.

Verapaz

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Latitude
13.64377° or 13° 38′ 38″ north
Longitude
-88.87143° or 88° 52′ 17″ west
Open location code
765HJ4VH+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2795194408
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3582840
Wiki­data ID
Q1154780

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Verapaz” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Verapaz (El Salvador)”
  • Basque: “Verapaz”
  • Chinese: “韋拉帕斯”
  • Dutch: “Verapaz”
  • French: “Verapaz”
  • Italian: “Verapaz”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Verapaz (El Salvador)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Verapaz”
  • Persian: “ورپز، ال سالوادور”
  • Persian: “ورپز”
  • Portuguese: “Verapaz”
  • Scots: “Verapaz, El Salvador”
  • Scots: “Verapaz”
  • Spanish: “Verapaz”
  • Urdu: “ویراپاز، ایل سلواڈور”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia Católica de Verapaz and Parque de Verapaz.

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