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Joateca

Joateca is a municipality in the of . It has a population of 4,210. Joateca has about 3,830 residents and an elevation of 856 metres.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Mozote.

Village
Photo: Efrojas, Public domain.
is a village in the in . It was the site of the 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. is situated 8 km west of Joateca.

Joateca

Latitude
13.89403° or 13° 53′ 39″ north
Longitude
-88.04373° or 88° 2′ 37″ west
Population
3,830
Elevation
856 metres (2,808 feet)
Open location code
765HVXV4+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2616478327
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3585435
Wiki­data ID
Q3808599
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Joateca” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Joateca”
  • Cebuano: “Joateca”
  • Chinese: “Joateca”
  • Chinese: “霍阿特卡”
  • Dutch: “Joateca”
  • French: “Joateca”
  • Italian: “Joateca”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Joateca”
  • Portuguese: “Joateca”
  • Spanish: “Joateca”

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