Santa Tecla

Santa Tecla, formerly known as Nueva San Salvador, is a city and a municipality in the of . It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.
  • Locality with 127,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 972 metres (3,189 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Distrito de Nueva San Salvador”
    “Municipio de Nueva San Salvador”
    “Municipio de Santa Tecla”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comasagua and Talnique.
is a municipality in the La Libertad department of .
is a municipality in the La Libertad department of . is situated 6 km northwest of Santa Tecla.

Santa Tecla

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Latitude
13.6333° or 13° 38′ north
Longitude
-89.3667° or 89° 22′ west
Open location code
765GJJMM+88
Geo­Names ID

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