Turín
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Turín | |
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Municipality | |
 Turín municipal park | |
  Turín Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°58′N 89°49′W / 13.967°N 89.817°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | Ahuachapán Department |
| Elevation | 2,129 ft (649 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 10,000 |
Turín is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.
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[1] and by the Santa Ana-Ahuachapán railway line.
Notable people
- Lilian Mercedes Letona (Commander Clelia, 1954–1983), guerrilla and revolutionary, member of the FMLN
References
- ^ 1805781356 Turín on OpenStreetMap
External links
Media related to Turín, El Salvador at Wikimedia Commons
Capital: Ahuachapán | ||
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