Turín

For other uses, see Turin and Turin (disambiguation).

Turín
Municipality
Turín municipal park
Turín Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°58′N 89°49′W
Country	El Salvador
Department	Ahuachapán Department
Elevation	2,129 ft (649 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,829

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

1. 1805781356 Turín on OpenStreetMap

External links

Media related to Turín, El Salvador at Wikimedia Commons