Central America
El Salvador
San Vicente Department

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.
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  • Type: Town with 6,220 residents
  • Description: district in Southern San Vicente, El Salvador
  • Also known as: “Vera Paz” and “Verapaz, El Salvador”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guadalupe and Jerusalén.

Town
is a municipality in the of . is a small town. has one Catholic church, one high school, one elementary school, one clinic only open on certain days of the week. is situated 3 km south of Verapaz.

Town
is a municipality in the La Paz department of . It was founded by the Cordova family. They were Sephardi Jews who were expelled from Spain. It has a population of 3000… is situated 3½ km west of Verapaz.

Town
is a municipality in the of . On February 16, 1833 indio rebel leader Anastasio Aquino was proclaimed commander-in-chief of the liberation army, and issued the Declaration of . is situated 4 km east of Verapaz.

Verapaz

Latitude
13.64377° or 13° 38′ 38″ north
Longitude
-88.87143° or 88° 52′ 17″ west
Population
6,220
Elevation
606 metres (1,988 feet)
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 Spanish—“Verapaz” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Verapaz (El Salvador)”
  • Basque: “Verapaz”
  • Chinese: “Verapaz”
  • Chinese: “韋拉帕斯”
  • Dutch: “Verapaz”
  • French: “Verapaz”
  • Italian: “Verapaz”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Verapaz (El Salvador)”
  • Persian: “ورپز، ال سالوادور”
  • Portuguese: “Verapaz”
  • Scots: “Verapaz, El Salvador”
  • Scots: “Verapaz”
  • Spanish: “Verapaz”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia Católica de Verapaz and Parque de Verapaz.

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