Talnique

Talnique is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. The town is built atop a mountain with only one access road. The people rely on a combination of coffee farming and tourism.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jayaque and Comasagua.

Jayaque

Town

Photo: Rmcmanus54, Public domain.

Jayaque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. According to the 2007 census, Jayaque has a population of 11,058. The official population projection for 2021 is of 15,039. Jayaque is situated 3½ km west of Talnique.

Comasagua

Town

Photo: Ll1324, CC0.

Comasagua is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. During the January 2001 El Salvador earthquake, a landslide wiped out the only road leading to Comasagua, constraining relief efforts. Comasagua is situated 4½ km southeast of Talnique.

Tepecoyo

Town

Tepecoyo is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, situated 30 minutes from Santa Tecla. Tepecoyo is situated 7 km northwest of Talnique.

Talnique

Type: Town with 5,600 residents
Description: district in Western La Libertad, El Salvador
Categories: district of El Salvador and locality
Location: La Libertad Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude

13.66734° or 13° 40′ 2″ north

Longitude

-89.40796° or 89° 24′ 29″ west

Population

5,600

Elevation

972 metres (3,189 feet)

Open location code

765GMH8R+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1521576378

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

3583050

Wikidata ID

Q3980520

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Talnique” goes by many names.

Basque: “Talnique”
Cebuano: “Talnique”
Chinese: “Talnique”
Chinese: “塔爾尼克”
Dutch: “Talnique”
French: “Talnique”
Italian: “Talnique”
Min Nan Chinese: “Talnique”
Portuguese: “Talnique”
Spanish: “Talnique”
Urdu: “تالنیکے”

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