San Juan Tepezontes Explained

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San Juan Tepezontes
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:El Salvador
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in El Salvador
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: El Salvador
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:La Paz
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:13.6167°N -90°W
Elevation M:723

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.

References

13.6167°N -90°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lifeline Performance of El Salvador Earthquakes of January 13 and February 13, 2001. 2002. ASCE, TCLEE. Reston, VA. 9780784406625. https://archive.today/20130112145539/http://www.asce.org/Product.aspx?id=2147486137&productid=5297. dead. 2013-01-12. Le Val Lund and Carl Sepponen.
  2. Web site: San Juan Tepezontes. fisdl.gob.sv. 2016-05-14.
  3. Web site: MARN - Región La Paz. snet.gob.sv. 2016-05-14.