Turín Explained

Turín
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:Ahuachapán Department
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:11829
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:13.9667°N -138°W
Elevation M:649

Turín is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.

Geography

The town is located 4 km west of Atiquizaya, 10 km east of Ahuachapán, the department capital; and 12 km west of Chalchuapa and the neighboring Maya archeological site of Tazumal. It is crossed by the national highway CA 13 and by the Santa Ana-Ahuachapán railway line.

Notable people