Central America
El Salvador
San Vicente Department

Tecoluca

Tecoluca is a municipality in the of . The , also known as CECOT, is a maximum security prison located in Tecoluca.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Terrorism Confinement Center.

Prison
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The is a maximum security prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The prison was built in late 2022 amid a large-scale gang crackdown in the country. is situated 2½ km west of Tecoluca.

Tecoluca

Latitude
13.53697° or 13° 32′ 13″ north
Longitude
-88.78129° or 88° 46′ 53″ west
Population
2,920
Elevation
265 metres (869 feet)
Open location code
765HG6P9+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3269310750
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3583010
Wiki­data ID
Q3982494
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Tecoluca” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Tecoluca”
  • Catalan: “Tecoluca”
  • Cebuano: “Tecoluca”
  • Chinese: “Tecoluca”
  • Chinese: “特科盧卡”
  • Dutch: “Tecoluca”
  • French: “Tecoluca”
  • Italian: “Tecoluca”
  • Japanese: “テコルカ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tecoluca”
  • Polish: “Tecoluca”
  • Portuguese: “Tecoluca”
  • Spanish: “Tecoluca”

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