Nueva Concepción facts for kids
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Nueva Concepción
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Municipality
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 Nueva Concepción
Location in El Salvador
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| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | Chalatenango Department |
| Elevation | 1,109 ft (338 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 32,091 |
Nueva Concepción is a town in El Salvador. It is also a municipality, which means it's like a local government area. You can find it in the Chalatenango department, which is a part of El Salvador.
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Geography of Nueva Concepción
The town of Nueva Concepción is located in the northern part of El Salvador, within the Chalatenango department. This area is known for its rivers, including the Rio Lempa, Rio Jayuca, Rio Moja Flores, and Rio San Nicolás. A fun place to visit in Nueva Concepción is "Splash," a popular water park!
If you're coming from the capital city, San Salvador, the main road to Nueva Concepción is called the troncal del norte (CA4). You would follow this road towards Chalatenango and then take the CA3 W.
Climate in Nueva Concepción
The weather in Nueva Concepción is generally warm. Here's a look at the average temperatures and rainfall:
| Climate data for Nueva Concepción (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.4 (93.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
4.3 (0.17) |
15.0 (0.59) |
58.9 (2.32) |
195.3 (7.69) |
306.0 (12.05) |
259.2 (10.20) |
296.2 (11.66) |
315.8 (12.43) |
199.0 (7.83) |
49.8 (1.96) |
7.8 (0.31) |
1,709.1 (67.29) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 65 | 70.7 |
| Source: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales | |||||||||||||
Population of Nueva Concepción
As of June 2020, about 32,000 people live in Nueva Concepción. Slightly more than half of the residents are men (around 54%), and the rest are women (about 46%). Most people (about two-thirds) live in the countryside, which is called a rural area. The remaining one-third live in the town itself, which is called an urban area.
See also
In Spanish: Nueva Concepción para niños
