San Juan Tepezontes

San Juan Tepezontes
—  Municipality  —
San Juan Tepezontes
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates:
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 Yaqui term meaning "many hills."[1] It was incorporated in 1945.[2] Its population as of 2004 was 3,269.[3]

In 1857, the town was severely damaged by an earthquake.[4]

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