El Refugio

El Refugio is a district in the of . El Refugio has about 9,830 residents.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 9,830 residents
  • Description: district in Northern Ahuachapán, El Salvador
  • Also known as: “El Refugio, Ahuachapán” and “El Refugio, El Salvador”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Casa Blanca.

Archaeological site
Photo: Arkhael, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a pre-Columbian Maya archeological site in the archaeological zone in the department of , El Salvador. Its name comes from the coffee plantation that operated in the current archeological park. is situated 4 km northeast of El Refugio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chalchuapa and Tazumal.

Town
Photo: YessicaGuerra19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and a municipality located in the of . The city of is in a wide valley at 650 meters above sea level, and watered by the Pampe River. is situated 3 km east of El Refugio.

Photo: Orfc28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site in . It is a fairly small, but well maintained and easily visited site for what was once a major city-state.

Town
Photo: AlexoOscar2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district in the of . It covers an area of 66.64 km2 and as of 2007 has a population of 33,587. is situated 5 km west of El Refugio.

El Refugio

Latitude
13.97501° or 13° 58′ 30″ north
Longitude
-89.70599° or 89° 42′ 22″ west
Population
9,830
Elevation
747 metres (2,451 feet)
Open location code
765GX7GV+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1352910045
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3586052
Wiki­data ID
Q2779429
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Satellite Map

Discover El Refugio from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“El Refugio” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “El Refugio (El Salvador)”
  • Basque: “El Refugio”
  • Catalan: “El Refugio”
  • Cebuano: “El Refugio”
  • Chinese: “El Refugio”
  • Chinese: “埃爾雷希奧”
  • Dutch: “El Refugio”
  • French: “El Refugio, Ahuachapán”
  • French: “El Refugio”
  • Galician: “El Refugio”
  • Georgian: “ელ-რეფუხიო”
  • Italian: “El Refugio”
  • Japanese: “エル・レフーヒ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “El Refugio (Ahuachapán)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “El Refugio”
  • Norwegian: “El Refugio”
  • Portuguese: “El Refugio”
  • Spanish: “El Refugio (Ahuachapán)”
  • Spanish: “El Refugio”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Policia Nacional Civil and Primera Iglesia Bautista de El Refugio.

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