Tecoluca, Departamento de Cuscatlán, El Salvador

Alternative Names:	Tecoluca
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Cuscatlán Department, El Salvador
Region:	Departamento de Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Latitude:	13° 47' 21" N
Longitude:	89° 0' 19" W
Lat/Long (dec):	13.78917,-89.00528
Köppen climate type:	Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Population:	2,781 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:	3583009
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:3583009:6
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Berlín geothermal field, Berlín, Usulután Department, El Salvador	13° 31' 30" N	88° 30' 32" W	61.2km (38.0 miles)
Coloal Mine, Ocotepeque Department, Honduras	14° 23' 27" N	89° 0' 36" W	66.9km (41.6 miles)
Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador	13° 48' 49" N	89° 37' 57" W	67.8km (42.1 miles)
Cerro Blanco Gold Project, Jutiapa Department, Guatemala	14° 21' 8" N	89° 39' 59" W	94.9km (59.0 miles)
Platanares geothermal area, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras	14° 40' 17" N	88° 58' 17" W	98.2km (61.0 miles)
Monte Cristo Mine, El Divisadero, Morazán Department, El Salvador	13° 35' 59" N	88° 4' 11" W	103.2km (64.1 miles)
Divisadero Mine, El Divisadero, Morazán Department, El Salvador	13° 36' 2" N	88° 3' 30" W	104.4km (64.9 miles)
Twin Hills Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras	14° 45' 36" N	88° 56' 11" W	108.2km (67.2 miles)
Water Tank Hill Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras	14° 45' 42" N	88° 56' 34" W	108.4km (67.3 miles)
San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras	14° 45' 51" N	88° 56' 30" W	108.6km (67.5 miles)
East Ledge Pit, San Andrés Mine, La Unión Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras	14° 45' 57" N	88° 56' 24" W	108.8km (67.6 miles)
El Quetzal Mine (Quetzel Mine; Mina el Quetzal), San Agustín Municipality, Copán Department, Honduras	14° 46' 59" N	88° 58' 0" W	110.6km (68.7 miles)
San Sebastian mine, Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión Department, El Salvador	13° 38' 36" N	87° 55' 12" W	118.3km (73.5 miles)
Quebrada Seca, Jalapa Department, Guatemala	14° 46' 11" N	89° 52' 22" W	143.7km (89.3 miles)
Escobal Mine, San Rafael las Flores, Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala	14° 28' 4" N	90° 9' 51" W	146.0km (90.7 miles)
El Transito mine, Valle Department, Honduras	13° 30' 47" N	87° 35' 47" W	155.3km (96.5 miles)
Pica Pica, Zacapa Department, Guatemala	14° 57' 6" N	89° 49' 14" W	156.3km (97.1 miles)
El Mochito Mine, Las Vegas Municipality, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras	14° 51' 28" N	88° 3' 1" W	157.2km (97.7 miles)
Lake Yojoa, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras	14° 52' 18" N	87° 59' 25" W	162.6km (101.0 miles)
La Ceiba mine, Zacapa Department, Guatemala	15° 6' 56" N	89° 45' 27" W	168.3km (104.6 miles)
Las Piedras Cave, Villa de San Antonio, Comayagua Department, Honduras	14° 18' 22" N	87° 32' 3" W	168.8km (104.9 miles)
Carrizal Grande mine, Zacapa Department, Guatemala	15° 7' 3" N	89° 45' 54" W	168.9km (104.9 miles)
La Ensenada mine, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala	15° 9' 51" N	89° 44' 51" W	172.5km (107.2 miles)
Sierra de las Minas, Motagua Valley, Guatemala	15° 9' 46" N	89° 51' 2" W	177.8km (110.5 miles)
Morales mine, Izabal Department, Guatemala	15° 23' 37" N	88° 52' 48" W	178.9km (111.2 miles)
Motagua Valley, Guatemala	14° 53' 39" N	90° 24' 3" W	194.2km (120.7 miles)
Fenix Nickel Project (Eximbal Mine; El Estor Mine), El Estor, Izabal Department, Guatemala	15° 31' 34" N	89° 23' 23" W	197.5km (122.7 miles)
Tegucigalpa, Central District, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras	14° 4' 20" N	87° 11' 31" W	198.2km (123.2 miles)
El Retiro Mine (La Cebadia Mine), Salamá, Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala	15° 6' 18" N	90° 18' 57" W	203.3km (126.3 miles)
Oxec Mine, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemala	15° 33' 0" N	89° 43' 0" W	210.2km (130.6 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Caribbean Plate	Tectonic Plate
Central America	Region
Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Central America
El Salvador	Country
Cuscatlán Department, El Salvador	Department
Central American Arc, North America Plate	Volcanic Arc
Central America, North America	Subregion

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
El Salvador, CuscatlÃ¡n, San Pedro PerulapÃ¡n	70.4.65.0.0.0

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