San Juan Tepezontes
San Juan Tepezontes | |
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Municipality | |
  San Juan Tepezontes Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°37′N 89°1′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W | |
| 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 Nawat term meaning "many hills." It was incorporated in 1945. Its population as of 2004 was 3,269.
The town was severely damaged by earthquakes in 1857 and twice again in January 2001 and in February 2001.
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12.
- ^ "San Juan Tepezontes". fisdl.gob.sv. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "MARN - Región La Paz". snet.gob.sv. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
13°37′N 89°01′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W
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