Quezaltepeque, El Salvador
Quezaltepeque | |
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Municipality | |
Locomotive Museum in Quezaltepeque | |
| Coordinates: 13°50′N 89°16′W / 13.833°N 89.267°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | La Libertad |
| Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 62,572 |
Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.
It is located about 15 km from San Salvador.
The word Quezaltepeque is a Nahuat word meaning "hills of quetzal." A quetzal is a bird that used to live around the area of Quezaltepeque. High levels of deforestation forced the bird to migrate to other areas.