Turín is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.
Turín | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 13°58′N 89°49′W / 13.967°N 89.817°W | |
Country | El Salvador |
Department | Ahuachapán Department |
Elevation | 2,129 ft (649 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,829 |
Geography
editThe 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[1] and by the Santa Ana-Ahuachapán railway line.
Notable people
edit- Lilian Mercedes Letona (Commander Clelia, 1954–1983), guerrilla and revolutionary, member of the FMLN
References
edit- ^ 1805781356 Turín on OpenStreetMap
External links
editMedia related to Turín, El Salvador at Wikimedia Commons