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Turín
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Municipality
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Turín municipal park
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 Turín
Location in El Salvador
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| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | Ahuachapán Department |
| Elevation | 2,129 ft (649 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 11,829 |
Turín is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.
Geography
The town is located 4 km west of Atiquizaya, 10 km east of Ahuachapán, the department capital; and 12 km west of Chalchuapa and the neighboring Maya archeological site of Tazumal. It is crossed by the national highway CA 13 and by the Santa Ana-Ahuachapán railway line.
Notable people
- Lilian Mercedes Letona (Commander Clelia, 1954–1983), guerrilla and revolutionary, member of the FMLN
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