Las Pilas

Las Pilas is a village in Morazán, Eastern El Salvador. Las Pilas is situated nearby to the locality El Carrizal, as well as near the village Masala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Mozote and Arambala.

El Mozote

Village

Photo: Efrojas, Public domain.

El Mozote is a village in the Morazán Department in El Salvador. It was the site of the El Mozote massacre during the civil war in December 1981 when nearly 1,000 civilians were killed by a Salvadoran Army unit known as the Atlácatl Battalion. El Mozote is situated 5 km southwest of Las Pilas.

Arambala

Town

Arambala is a district in the Morazán Department of El Salvador. As of 2003, it had a population of 2116. Arambala is situated 5 km west of Las Pilas.

Joateca

Town

Joateca is a municipality in the Morazán department of El Salvador. It has a population of 4,210. Joateca is situated 7 km southeast of Las Pilas.

Las Pilas

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Morazán, Eastern El Salvador, El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude

13.93499° or 13° 56′ 6″ north

Longitude

-88.08909° or 88° 5′ 21″ west

Elevation

681 metres (2,234 feet)

Open location code

765HWWM6+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13122754109

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

3584841

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