Turín
District in Ahuachapán, El Salvador
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Turín is a district in the Ahuachapán Department of El Salvador.
Country
El Salvador
El SalvadorElevation2,129 ft (649 m)
Turín | |
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District | |
Turín municipal park | |
  Turín Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°58′N 89°49′W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department |  Ahuachapán |
| Municipality | Ahuachapán Norte |
| Elevation | 2,129 ft (649 m) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• District | 10,122 |
| • Rank | 134th in El Salvador |
| • Urban | 9,022 |
| • Rural | 1,100 |
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[2] and by the Santa Ana-Ahuachapán railway line.
Notable people
- Lilian Mercedes Letona (Commander Clelia, 1954–1983), guerrilla and revolutionary, member of the FMLN
