Zacatecoluca

thumb|256x256px|Zacatecoluca's historic center from the air. Zacatecoluca () is the capital municipality of the La Paz Department of El Salvador.

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Locality: Zacatecoluca
Region: La Paz
Country: El Salvador
Population: 39,613
Timezone: America/El_Salvador

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Settlement.name: Zacatecoluca
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Zacatecoluca Catedral Nuestra Señora de los Pobres 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Our Lady of the Poor Cathedral
Settlement.pushpin_map: El Salvador
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in El Salvador
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: La Paz
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1852
Settlement.area_total_km2: 425.69
Settlement.elevation_m: 210
Settlement.population_total: 75100
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016 census
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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thumb|256x256px|Zacatecoluca's historic center from the air. Zacatecoluca () is the capital municipality of the La Paz Department of El Salvador.

Located in Southern El Salvador, in the Rio Lempa valley, at the foot of San Vicente (Chinchotepec) Volcano. A commercial center for the surrounding agricultural area, it also trades in cotton goods, baskets, salt, and lumber.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zacatecoluca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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