San Ignacio

San Ignacio is a district of . It is located in the department of , to a distance of 87 km. from , and to 8 km. of the international border with .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 9,160 residents
  • Description: district in Northern Chalatenango, El Salvador
  • Also known as: “San Ignacio, El Salvador”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pierdra de Cayaguanca.

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is situated 3 km north of San Ignacio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Palma and Citalá.

Town
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is a district in the of . The municipality, located in a mountainous area of the country, covers an area of 135.60 km2 and as of 2006 had an approximate population of 24,000. is situated 2½ km south of San Ignacio.

Town
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is a district in the of . In the Nahuat language its name means “the river of the stars”. In the Mayan Ch'orti' language it's referred to as Kujkaijá. As of 2013, it had a population of 4,270. is situated 6 km northwest of San Ignacio.

San Ignacio

Latitude
14.33875° or 14° 20′ 20″ north
Longitude
-89.17849° or 89° 10′ 43″ west
Population
9,160
Elevation
964 metres (3,163 feet)
Open location code
766G8RQC+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3204610796
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3583707
Wiki­data ID
Q3947358
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“San Ignacio” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Ignacio (El Salvador)”
  • Basque: “San Ignacio”
  • Cebuano: “San Ignacio”
  • Chinese: “San Ignacio”
  • Chinese: “聖伊格納西奧”
  • Dutch: “San Ignacio”
  • French: “San Ignacio”
  • Italian: “San Ignacio (El Salvador)”
  • Italian: “San Ignacio”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “San Ignacio”
  • Portuguese: “San Ignacio”
  • Spanish: “San Ignacio (Chalatenango)”
  • Spanish: “San Ignacio”
  • Urdu: “سان اگناسیو، ایل سلواڈور”

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