Central America
El Salvador
La Libertad Department

San Matías

San Matías is a municipality in La Libertad department of . A small town where in around February held festive celebrations to show their love for the village and San Matías.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 7,070 residents
  • Description: district in Northern La Libertad, El Salvador
  • Also known as: “San Matias” and “San Matías, El Salvador”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan Opico and Quezaltepeque.

Town
is a municipality in the La Libertad department of . It is located 42 kilometers from , capital of the country. The municipality has an area of 218 km2 and a population of 74,280 inhabitants; according to the 2007 census it is ranked No. is situated 4½ km west of San Matías.

Town
Photo: Argoel2, CC0.
is a municipality in the La Libertad department of . It is located about 15 km from . The word is a Nahuat word meaning "hills of quetzal." A quetzal is a bird that used to live around the area of . is situated 8 km southeast of San Matías.

Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site in . It was a Mayan village that was buried under tons of lava when the nearby San Salvador Volcano erupted in 600 AD.

San Matías

Latitude
13.8861° or 13° 53′ 10″ north
Longitude
-89.31653° or 89° 18′ 60″ west
Population
7,070
Elevation
453 metres (1,486 feet)
Open location code
765GVMPM+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 442132671
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3583466
Wiki­data ID
Q3947669
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“San Matías” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Matías (El Salvador)”
  • Basque: “San Matías”
  • Cebuano: “San Matías”
  • Chinese: “San Matías”
  • Chinese: “聖馬蒂亞斯”
  • Dutch: “San Matías”
  • Italian: “San Matías”
  • Japanese: “サン・マティアス”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “San Matías”
  • Portuguese: “San Matías”
  • Spanish: “San Matías (La Libertad)”
  • Spanish: “San Matías”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Iglesia de San Matías and Parque Central de San Matías.

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