Lake Ilopango

Lake Ilopango is a crater lake which fills an 8 by 11 km: 70.5 km2 volcanic caldera in central , on the borders of the , , and departments.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: Crater lake in El Salvador
  • Also known as: Laguna de Ilapango

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ilopango.

Volcano
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is a volcano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Miguel Tepezontes and Ilopango.

Town
is a municipality in the La Paz department of . It is located in the countryside 25 minutes east of the capital city, , and 40 minutes from the International Airport at Comalapa. is situated 6 km southeast of Lake Ilopango.

Town
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is a town and district in the of . It is a few miles east of the nation's capital, and part of the San Salvador metropolitan area. is situated 7 km west of Lake Ilopango.

Town
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is a district in the of . According to the 2007 Population and Housing Census, it has 72,758 inhabitants. is situated 7 km north of Lake Ilopango.

Lake Ilopango

Latitude
13.67306° or 13° 40′ 23″ north
Longitude
-89.04694° or 89° 2′ 49″ west
Elevation
442 metres (1,450 feet)
Open location code
765GMXF3+66
Geo­Names ID
3585483
Wiki­data ID
Q14638420
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Ilopango from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Ilopango” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بحيرة إيلوبانغو
  • Basque: Ilopangoko aintzira
  • Catalan: llac de l’Ilopango
  • Catalan: Llac Ilopango
  • Cebuano: Lago de Ilopango
  • Chinese: 伊洛潘戈湖
  • Czech: Ilopango
  • Dutch: Lago de Ilopango
  • French: lac Ilopango
  • French: Lac Ilopango
  • German: Ilopango-See
  • Hungarian: Ilopango-tó
  • Indonesian: Danau Ilopango
  • Japanese: イロパンゴ湖
  • Latvian: Ilopango ezers
  • Lithuanian: Ilopangas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Lago de Ilopango
  • Norwegian: Ilopango
  • Persian: دریاچه ایلوپانگو
  • Polish: Ilopango
  • Portuguese: Lago Ilopango
  • Russian: Илопанго
  • Serbian: Илопанго (језеро)
  • Serbian: Илопанго
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ilopango (jezero)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ilopango
  • Slovak: Lago de Ilopango
  • Spanish: Lago de Ilopango
  • Swedish: Ilopangosjön
  • Turkish: İlopango Gölü
  • Welsh: Llyn Ilopango

Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Cerros Quemados and Isla Portillón.

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