San Juan Tepezontes | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°37′N 89°1′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W | |
Country | ![]() |
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." [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