Ilopango
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CountryEl Salvador
Elevation1,978 ft (603 m)
Ilopango | |
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District | |
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  Ilopango Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°42′N 89°07′W / 13.700°N 89.117°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | San Salvador Department |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvador Ruano (Nationalist Republican Alliance)[1] |
| Area | |
• District | 13.4 sq mi (34.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,978 ft (603 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• District | 142,979 |
| • Urban | 142,979 |
Ilopango is a town and district in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. It is a few miles east of the nation's capital, San Salvador and part of the San Salvador metropolitan area. It is located near Lake Ilopango, the country's largest lake at 72 square kilometers.
El Salvador's second airport is in Ilopango. It is currently used for charter flights and by the Salvadoran military but plans are underway to increase its use as tourism and travel in El Salvador increase and Comalapa International Airport cannot handle the future influx alone.[citation needed] The Civil Aviation Authority has its headquarters on the airport property,[2] in Ilopango.[3]
