San Salvador
San Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador, approximately in the center of the country in a valley near the base of the San Salvador volcano. It provides a good base for exploring the rest of the country as it's a transportation hub, with most major roads running through it due to its central location.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ilopango International Airport and St. Stephen’s Church, San Salvador.
Ilopango International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Olivia Isabel Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilopango International Airport is an airport located on the eastern part of the city of San Salvador, El Salvador, once serving the city as its international airport until 1980 when it was replaced by the larger and more modern El Salvador International Airport, located about 50 km south of the city. Ilopango International Airport is situated 3½ km east of San Salvador.
St. Stephen’s Church, San Salvador
Ruins
St. Stephen's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in downtown San Salvador, El Salvador. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Salvador and its patron saint is the protomartyr, Saint Stephen. St. Stephen’s Church, San Salvador is situated 4 km west of San Salvador.
Cerro San Jacinto
Peak
Photo: JMRAFFi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cerro San Jacinto is a peak, which is situated 4 km southwest of San Salvador.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soyapango and Mejicanos.
Soyapango
Town
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Soyapango is a district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. Soyapango is the country's largest municipality with 284,700 residents. Soyapango is a satellite city of San Salvador and it is the main thoroughfare between San Salvador and the eastern part of the country, and nearly 70,000 vehicles travel through it every day.
Mejicanos
Town
Mejicanos is a district of San Salvador Centro municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. Mejicanos is a city located in San Salvador Department and part of the San Salvador metropolitan area. Mejicanos is situated 4½ km northwest of San Salvador.
San Salvador
- Type: Locality
- Location: Municipio de San Salvador Centro, San Salvador Department, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude
13.7° or 13° 42′ northLongitude
-89.15° or 89° 9′ westElevation
655 metres (2,149 feet)Open location code
765GPR2X+2XGeoNames ID
3583359
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