Santa Tecla

City in El Salvador: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

SantaTecla

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Overview

Santa Tecla is a city in El Salvador, in La Libertad Department. About 124,694 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of El Salvador in our atlas.

It lies at 13.68° N, 89.28° W, about 965 m (3,166 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/El_Salvador time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Santa Tecla. Green dots: other major cities of El Salvador. Map data: Natural Earth.

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Sources

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