Candelaria de la Frontera

Candelaria de la Frontera
Municipality
Candelaria de la Frontera

Location in El Salvador

Coordinates: 14°7′N 89°39′W / 14.117°N 89.650°W / 14.117; -89.650Coordinates: 14°7′N 89°39′W / 14.117°N 89.650°W / 14.117; -89.650
Country  El Salvador
Department Santa Ana Department
Area
  Total 35.19 sq mi (91.13 km2)
Elevation 2,224 ft (678 m)
Population (2007)
  Total 22,686

Candelaria de la Frontera is a municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador.

Gabriel Granillo, a Salvadoran American killed during a 2006 gang fight in Houston, Texas, is buried in Candelaria de la Frontera.[1]

References

  1. Peralta, Eyder. "Pain and aftermath" (Archive). Houston Chronicle. December 5, 2006. Retrieved on November 7, 2015.


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