Central America
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La Libertad Department

Central American University

José Simeón Cañas Central American University, also known as UCA El Salvador, is a private Catholic university with nonprofit purposes in , .
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  • Type: University
  • Description: Salvadoran private university
  • Also known as: “Central American University, San Salvador”, “José Simeón Cañas Central American University”, and “Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas”
  • Address: Boulevard Los Próceres, Antiguo Cuscatlán

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa Presidencial and Cuscatlán Stadium.

Government office
Photo: Efegé, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, or "Presidential House" in the Spanish language, is the President of El Salvador's official residence and his offices. is situated 700 metres northwest of Central American University.

Stadium
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The is a football stadium located in the city of , . It was inaugurated in 1976. It can hold 53,400 spectators, making it the Association Football stadium with the largest spectator capacity in Central America and the Caribbean. is situated 1½ km east of Central American University.

Hospital
The is a major hospital in , El Salvador, which was planned to be the largest hospital in Latin America. The first phase was constructed between March and June 2020 as a conversion of the International Fair and Convention Center and formed part of El Salvador's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, exclusively receiving COVID-19 patients. is situated 1 km north of Central American University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antiguo Cuscatlán and Nuevo Cuscatlán.

Town
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is a municipality in the La Libertad department of ; its eastern tip lies in the part of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, southwest of San Salvador and southeast of .

Town
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is a district in the department of La Libertad in El Salvador. It is located 13 kilometers from . It borders the north and east with Antiguo Cuscatlán, the south with Huizúcar and San José Villanueva, and the west with Santa Tecla. is situated 5 km southwest of Central American University.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital city of , approximately in the center of the country in a valley near the base of the volcano. It provides a good base for exploring the rest of the country as it's a transportation hub, with most major roads running through it due to its central location.

Central American University

Latitude
13.68078° or 13° 40′ 51″ north
Longitude
-89.23558° or 89° 14′ 8″ west
Elevation
810 metres (2,657 feet)
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 139809829
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
12101516
Wiki­data ID
Q1814702
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Central American University” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Universidad Centroamericana”
  • Catalan: “UCA El Salvador”
  • Catalan: “Universitat Centreamericana José Simeón Cañas”
  • Chinese: “中美洲大学”
  • Chinese: “中美洲大學”
  • Chinese: “萨尔瓦多中美洲大学”
  • Czech: “Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas””
  • Danish: “Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas”
  • Dutch: “Central American University”
  • Dutch: “Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas”
  • Esperanto: “Centramerika Universitato José Simeón Cañas”
  • Esperanto: “Centramerika Universitato”
  • French: “UCA El Salvador”
  • French: “Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas”
  • Galician: “Universidade Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas”
  • German: “Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas””
  • German: “Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas”
  • Hebrew: “האוניברסיטה המרכז אמריקאית”
  • Hindi: “सेंट्रल अमेरिकन यूनिवर्सिटी, सैन साल्वाडोर”
  • Hungarian: “UCA El Salvador”
  • Italian: “UCA El Salvador”
  • Japanese: “ホセ・シメオン・カニャス中米大学”
  • Japanese: “中央アメリカ大学”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Universidad Centroamericana ‘José Simeón Cañas’”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Universidad Centroamericana «José Simeón Cañas»”
  • Norwegian: “Universidad Centroamericana «José Simeón Cañas»”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه آمریکای مرکزی”
  • Russian: “Центральноамериканский университет”
  • Spanish: “UCA El Salvador”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Centroamericana ‘José Simeón Cañas’”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas”
  • Tatar: “Үзәк Америка университеты”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральноамериканський університет імені Хосе Сімеона Каньяса”

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