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Metapán
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Metapán is a city and municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. Metapán is situated in the northern part of the department, bordering Honduras and Guatemala. It is the second largest city in the department after Santa Ana and is divided between 29 cantones.
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- Locality
- Metapán
- Region
- Santa Ana
- Country
- El Salvador
- Population
- 19,143
- Timezone
- America/El_Salvador
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Metapán
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
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- Iglesia Colonial Metapan.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Iglesia de San Pedro
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- El Salvador
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
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- Location in El Salvador
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- El Salvador
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Santa Ana
- Settlement.government_type
- Republic
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Carlos Landaverde
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_blank1_title
- Municipality
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Metapán is a city and municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. Metapán is situated in the northern part of the department, bordering Honduras and Guatemala. It is the second largest city in the department after Santa Ana and is divided between 29 cantones.
==Geography== The city of Metapán, next to the San Jose River, lies at 470 meters above sea level. It is located 46 kilometers north of Santa Ana city, connected via a paved highway. The municipality extends beyond the city and into the country surrounding the city. The major Hydroelectric Power station at the Guajoyo river is located in Metapán. The eastern side of Lake Güija is located in the municipality.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Metapán” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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