Colón, El Salvador

Colón, La Libertad
The entrance to Colón via the Pan-American Highway
Colón, La Libertad Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°43′N 89°22′W
Country	El Salvador
Department	La Libertad
Area
• Total	32.45 sq mi (84.05 km2)
Elevation	1,870 ft (570 m)
Population
• Total	96,989
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)

Colón is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, bordering Santa Tecla, Quezaltepeque, San Juan Opico, Ciudad Arce and Sacacoyo y Talnique. It was previously known as El Guarumal, made a town on 20 August 1886 and a villa on 24 July 1986.

Cantons

Colón is bordered by twelve cantons:

• Botoncillal
• Cobanal
• Cuyagualo
• El Capulín
• El Limón
• El Manguito
• Entre Ríos
• Hacienda Nueva
• Las Angosturas
• Las Brisas
• Las Moras
• Lourdes

Gallery

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  Entrance to Los Chorros
• 
  The Canton of Lourdes