San Juan Tepezontes
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El SalvadorElevation2,372 ft (723 m)
San Juan Tepezontes | |
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Municipality | |
  San Juan Tepezontes Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°37′N 89°1′W / 13.617°N 89.017°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | La Paz |
| Elevation | 2,372 ft (723 m) |
San Juan Tepezontes is a municipality in the La Paz department of El Salvador. Its name is a Hispanicization of a Nawat term meaning "many hills".[1] It was incorporated in 1945.[1] Its population as of 2004 was 3,269.[2]
The town was severely damaged by earthquakes in 1857[1] and twice again in January 2001 and in February 2001.[3]
