Colón

Colón is a municipality in the of , bordering Santa Tecla, San Juan Opico, Ciudad Arce and Sacacoyo y Talnique. It was previously known as El Guarumal, made a town on 20 August 1886 and a villa on 24 July 1986.
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  • Town with about 131,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 570 metres (1,870 feet)
  • …is also known as “Colón, El Salvador”
  • Description: district in Western La Libertad, El Salvador

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Tecla and Talnique.
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, formerly known as Nueva San Salvador…
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is a municipality in the La Libertad department of . is situated 8 km southwest of Colón.
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Town
is a municipality in the La Libertad department of . is situated 8 km southwest of Colón.

Colón

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Latitude
13.70477° or 13° 42′ 17″ north
Longitude
-89.3413° or 89° 20′ 29″ west
Open location code
765GPM35+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 442126226
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3586972
Wiki­data ID
Q3683887

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Colón” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Colón (El Salvador)”
  • Basque: “Colón”
  • Belarusian: “Калён”
  • Cebuano: “Botoncillal El Botoncillo”
  • Chinese: “科隆”
  • Dutch: “Colón”
  • French: “Colón”
  • German: “Colón”
  • Italian: “Colón (El Salvador)”
  • Italian: “Colón”
  • Japanese: “コロン”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Colón”
  • Northern Frisian: “Colón”
  • Polish: “Colón”
  • Portuguese: “Colón”
  • Serbian: “Колон”
  • Spanish: “Colón (La Libertad)”
  • Spanish: “Colón”
  • Tatar: “Колон (Сальвадор)”
  • Tatar: “Колон”
  • Urdu: “کولون، ایل سلواڈور”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parroquia Santo Cristo de Esquipulas and Alcaldía Municipal.

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