San Juan Tepezontes

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San Juan Tepezontes
Municipality
San Juan Tepezontes

Location in El Salvador

Coordinates: 13°37′N 89°1′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W / 13.617; -89.017
Country  El Salvador
Department La Paz
Elevation 2,372 ft (723 m)

San Juan Tepezontes is a municipality in the La Paz department of El Salvador. Its name is a Hispanicization of a Yaqui term meaning "many hills."[2] It was incorporated in 1945.[2] Its population as of 2004 was 3,269.[3]

The town was severely damaged by earthquakes in 1857[2] and twice again in 2001

References

  1. ↑ Le Val Lund and Carl Sepponen, ed. (2002). Lifeline Performance of El Salvador Earthquakes of January 13 and February 13, 2001. Reston, VA: ASCE, TCLEE. ISBN 9780784406625.
  2. 1 2 3 "San Juan Tepezontes". fisdl.gob.sv. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
  3. ↑ "MARN - Región La Paz". snet.gob.sv. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Coordinates: 13°37′N 89°01′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W / 13.617; -89.017


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