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Santa Ana, El Salvador

Central America

Santa Ana is the second largest city in El Salvador, after the capital San Salvador, located 64 kilometers northwest of it. The city has approximately 250,760 inhabitants as of 2024 and serves both as the capital of the department of Santa Ana and as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name, whose administration is divided into 35 colonias and 318 small villages.

Facts
Population
250,760 1
Area (sq km)
400.01 1
Founding Year
1569 2
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
665 1
Latitude
13.995 degrees north 1
Longitude
89.55611 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
Sources
1. Santa Ana, El Salvador - Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Santa Ana has approximately 250,760 (2024) inhabitants
  • Introduction, year
    Santa Ana has approximately 250,760 (2024) inhabitants
  • Infobox, Area
    Total 400.01 km2 (154.44 sq mi)
  • Geography
    The city of Santa Ana is located on a plateau about 665 meters above sea level.
  • Infobox, Coordinates, latitude
    13°59′42″N 89°33′22″W / 13.99500°N 89.55611°W / 13.99500; -89.55611
  • Infobox, Coordinates, longitude
    13°59′42″N 89°33′22″W / 13.99500°N 89.55611°W / 13.99500; -89.55611
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Santa Ana, El Salvador (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
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inception 1569
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 13.995,-89.5561
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 645.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.75, -89.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.75, -89.75
13.75 -89.75 Aw
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5. GeoNames: Santa Ana - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3583334, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.75 km)
Quote, cities500 record 3583334, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.75 km)
13.98827 -89.55685 P PPLA SV 11 176661 645 America/El_Salvador
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Wikidata: Santa Ana, El Salvador
Wikidata Q739664, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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