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Ilopango
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Ilopango is located in El Salvador
Ilopango
Ilopango
Location in El Salvador
Country El Salvador
Department San Salvador Department
Area
 • District 13.4 sq mi (34.6 km2)
Elevation
1,978 ft (603 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • District 142,979
 • Urban
142,979

Ilopango is a town and district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It is a few miles east of the nation's capital, San Salvador and part of the San Salvador metropolitan area. It is located near Lake Ilopango, the country's largest lake at 72 square kilometers.

Overview

Ilopango El Salvador calle 2011
Street in Ilopango

El Salvador's second airport is in Ilopango. It is currently used for charter flights and by the Salvadoran military but plans are underway to increase its use as tourism and travel in El Salvador increase and Comalapa International Airport cannot handle the future influx alone. The Civil Aviation Authority has its headquarters on the airport property, in Ilopango.

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