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Turín
Municipality
Turín municipal park
Turín municipal park
Turín is located in El Salvador
Turín
Turín
Location in El Salvador
Country  El Salvador
Department Ahuachapán Department
Elevation
2,129 ft (649 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • 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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