La Palma

La Palma 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.
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  • Type: Town with 13,100 residents
  • Description: district in Northern Chalatenango, El Salvador
  • Also known as: “La Palma, El Salvador”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Ignacio and Citalá.

Town
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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 . is situated 2½ km north of La Palma.

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 8 km northwest of La Palma.

La Palma

Latitude
14.31732° or 14° 19′ 2″ north
Longitude
-89.17048° or 89° 10′ 14″ west
Population
13,100
Elevation
1,033 metres (3,389 feet)
Open location code
766G8R8H+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3205006119
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3585098
Wiki­data ID
Q3821027
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“La Palma” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “La Palma (El Salvador)”
  • Basque: “La Palma”
  • Cebuano: “La Palma”
  • Chinese: “La Palma”
  • Chinese: “拉帕爾馬”
  • Dutch: “La Palma”
  • Galician: “La Palma, O Salvador”
  • Galician: “La Palma”
  • Italian: “La Palma”
  • Japanese: “ラ・パルマ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “La Palma”
  • Portuguese: “La Palma”
  • Spanish: “La Palma (Chalatenango)”
  • Spanish: “La Palma”
  • Urdu: “لا پالما، چالاٹینانگو”

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