Colón, El Salvador
Colón is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.
Colón, La Libertad | |
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Municipality | |
The entrance to Colón via the Pan-American Highway | |
Colón, La Libertad Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°43′N 89°22′W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | La Libertad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.45 sq mi (84.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,870 ft (570 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 96,989 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Colón is surrounded by the municipalities of Santa Tecla, Quezaltepeque, San Juan Opico, Ciudad Arce, and Sacacoyo y Talnique. The municipality was previously known as El Guarumal, and was made a town on 20 August 1886, and a village (villa) on 24 July 1986.
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