Zacatecoluca is the capital of La Paz department in southern El Salvador, on the coastal plain between San Salvador and the Pacific. It is an agricultural market town for the surrounding lowlands, which grow cotton, sugarcane and grain, and it lies near the Jiquilisco Bay wetlands. The city is also known for a maximum-security prison facility built on its outskirts in the 2000s.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude13.507286 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Zacatecoluca (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 64,484 (2024)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 13.507286, longitude -88.870208
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 210 m
P2046 (area)
area 321.3 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 64484 (2024)
View the Source2. Zacatecoluca (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = '1852' on 'Zacatecoluca'
- In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Zacatecoluca - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3582805
13.50872 -88.87017 P PPLA SV 06 39613 220 America/El_Salvador
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 220 m
View the Source 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, -88.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.75, -88.75
13.75 -88.75 Aw
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.