Quezaltepeque

Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of . It is located about 15 km from . The word Quezaltepeque is a Nahuat word meaning "hills of quetzal." A quetzal is a bird that used to live around the area of Quezaltepeque.
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  • Type: Town with 28,900 residents
  • Description: district in Northern La Libertad, El Salvador
  • Also known as: Quezaltepeque, El Salvador” and “Quezaltepque
  • Address: La Libertad

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nejapa and San Matías.

Town
is a district in the of . It is part of the San Salvador metropolitan area. is situated 5 km southeast of Quezaltepeque.

Town
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 . is situated 8 km northwest of Quezaltepeque.

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.

Quezaltepeque

Latitude
13.83373° or 13° 50′ 1″ north
Longitude
-89.27085° or 89° 16′ 15″ west
Population
28,900
Elevation
443 metres (1,453 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SV QUE
Open location code
765GRPMH+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 442155037
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3583981
Wiki­data ID
Q1154058
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Quezaltepeque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كويزالتيبيك
  • Basque: Quezaltepeque (El Salvador)
  • Basque: Quezaltepeque
  • Catalan: Quezaltepeque
  • Cebuano: Quezaltepeque
  • Chinese: Quezaltepeque
  • Chinese: 克薩爾特佩克
  • Danish: Quezaltepeque
  • Dutch: Quezaltepeque
  • French: Quezaltepeque
  • Galician: Quezaltepeque, O Salvador
  • German: Quezaltepeque
  • Greek: Κεσαλτεπέκε
  • Hebrew: קצאלטפקה
  • Italian: Quezaltepeque
  • Japanese: ケサルテペケ
  • Japanese: ケツァールテペケ
  • Min Nan Chinese: Quezaltepeque
  • Moksha: Кэсальтэпэкэ
  • Polish: Quezaltepeque
  • Portuguese: Quezaltepeque
  • Russian: Кесальтепеке
  • Spanish: Quezaltepeque
  • Swedish: Quezaltepeque
  • Ukrainian: Кесальтепеке

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