San Juan Tepezontes
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Municipality
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Location in El Salvador | |
Coordinates: 13°37′N 89°1′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W / 13.617; -89.017 | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | La Paz |
Elevation | 2,372 ft (723 m) |
San Juan Tepezontes is a municipality in the La Paz departmentofEl Salvador. Its name is a Hispanicization of a Nawat 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 January 2001 and in February 2001.
13°37′N 89°01′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W / 13.617; -89.017
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