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Colón, La Libertad
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The entrance to Colón via the Pan-American Highway
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Country | El Salvador |
Department | La Libertad |
Area | |
• Total | 32.45 sq mi (84.05 km2) |
Elevation | 1,870 ft (570 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 96,989 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Colón is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, bordering Santa Tecla, Quezaltepeque, San Juan Opico, Ciudad Arce and Sacacoyo y Talnique. It was previously known as El Guarumal, made a town on 20 August 1886 and a villa on 24 July 1986.
Cantons
Colón is bordered by twelve cantons:
- Botoncillal
- Cobanal
- Cuyagualo
- El Capulín
- El Limón
- El Manguito
- Entre Ríos
- Hacienda Nueva
- Las Angosturas
- Las Brisas
- Las Moras
- Lourdes
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