Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán

Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán is a mountain in El Salvador and has an elevation of 655 metres. Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán is situated nearby to the hamlet Llano de La Virgen, as well as near San José Las Caleras.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Citalá and San Ignacio.

Citalá

Town

Photo: Fernandocanales1, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Citalá is a district in the Chalatenango Department of El Salvador. 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. Citalá is situated 6 km northeast of Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán.

San Ignacio

Town

Photo: EEnriqueM, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Ignacio is a district of El Salvador. It is located in the department of Chalatenango, to a distance of 87 km. from San Salvador, and to 8 km. of the international border with Honduras. San Ignacio is situated 8 km east of Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán.

La Palma

Town

Photo: BeatrizFortinez, CC BY-SA 3.0.

La Palma is a district in the Chalatenango Department of El Salvador. 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. La Palma is situated 9 km east of Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán.

Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 655 metres
Also known as: “Cordillera Alotepeque”, “Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapan”, “Cordillera Metapán-Alotepeque”, “Cordillera Montepeque-Metapán”, and “Sierra Montepeque-Metapan”
Categories: mountain range and landform
Location: El Salvador, Central America, North America
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Latitude

14.33333° or 14° 20′ north

Longitude

-89.25° or 89° 15′ west

Elevation

655 metres (2,149 feet)

Open location code

766G8QM2+82

GeoNames ID

3587407

Wikidata ID

Q31591614

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán”
Ladin: “Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán”
Spanish: “Cordillera Alotepeque-Metapán”
Venetian: “Cordejera Alotepeque-Metapán”

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