Municipality · La Libertad Department
# La Libertad Centro

La Libertad Centro is a municipality of El Salvador in La Libertad Department. It covers 309.2 km². It is divided into 2 districts. 155 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 167 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 309 km²
- 2 districts
- 167 mapped services

## Where is La Libertad Centro?

La Libertad Centro lies in La Libertad Department, El Salvador. It borders 5 other municipalities: La Libertad Norte, La Libertad Oeste, La Libertad Sur, Santa Ana Este and Sonsonate Este. By area it is the 29th largest of 48 municipalities in El Salvador. It covers 19.0% of La Libertad Department. The centre of La Libertad Centro is about 28 km in a straight line from San Salvador, the capital. It is about 22 km from Santa Tecla, the main town of La Libertad Department. The centre point is at 13.8453° N, 89.3857° W.

Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around La Libertad Centro

OpenStreetMap lists 33 named sights in La Libertad Centro: 14 nature reserves; 6 archaeological sites; 5 ruins; 4 viewpoints; 2 museums; 1 memorial; 1 attraction.
- Museo · museum
- Museo Joya De Cerén · museum
- Area 1 · archaeological site
- Area 2 · archaeological site
- Area 3 y 4 · archaeological site
- Estructura 5 (San Andres) · archaeological site
- Sitio Arqueológico El Cambio · archaeological site
- Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén · archaeological site
- Area Natural Protegida El Jabali · nature reserve
- Area Natural Protegida Las Granadillas · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo El Playón (Chanmico) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo El Playón (Chanmico) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo El Playón (Chanmico) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo El Playón (Chanmico) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo El Playón (La Isla) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo El Playón (San Andrés) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida El Jabalí · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Talcualhuya · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Talcualhuya · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Talcualhuya · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Talcualhuya · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Talcualhuya · nature reserve
- Graderíos Caribe · viewpoint
- Mirador curva Dunlop · viewpoint
- Mirador de La Lava · viewpoint
- Panorámico · viewpoint
- Casa Bendición de Yahve · attraction
- Casco de antigua Hacienda San Andres · ruins
- Estructura 1 · ruins
- Estructura 7 · ruins

…and 3 more.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: La Libertad Centro
- Time zone UTC−6, no daylight saving · America/El_Salvador
- Currency Dollar (USD)
- Country calling code +503
- Languages Spanish
- Plug types Type A, B · 115 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 6 characters (CP ####)

### Nearest airports
- Ilopango International Airport (ILS) · San Salvador 33 km
- El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL) · San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) 57 km

### Nearest railway station

Armenia (En desuso) (Armenia), about 17 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:32).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Districts of La Libertad Centro
| District | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Ciudad Arce | 84 | 35 | 20 |
| San Juan Opico | 225 | 122 | 147 |

Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

## Villages and localities in La Libertad Centro

Open gazetteers list 155 villages, towns and localities in La Libertad Centro. The largest with a recorded population: San Juan Opico (7,127). Settlements here lie between about 321 m and 1,260 m above sea level (median 522 m).
- Agua Escondida
- Agua Zarca
- Barranca Honda
- Barrio El Calvario
- Barrio El Centro
- Barrio El Refugio
- Barrio La Cruz
- Barrio La Trinidad
- Barrio Las Flores
- Boca Tronadora
- Buena Vista
- Canterillas
- Canton Veracruz
- Cantón Chantusnene
- Cantón El Conacaste
- Cantón Las Brisas
- Cantón Lomas de Andalucía
- Cantón Lomas de Santiago
- Cantón Minas de Plomo
- Cantón Pitichorro
- Cantón San Andrés
- Cantón San Felipe
- Cantón San Nicolás Los Encuentros
- Cantón Zapotitán
- Caserío Chanmico
- Caserío El Predio
- Caserío Plan del Hoyo
- Caserío Santa Bárbara
- Caserío Sitio del Niño
- Caña de Tarro
- Chanmico
- Chantusnene
- Ciudad Mujer Lourdes
- Ciudad Obrera
- Ciudad Versalles, Villa Burdeos
- Ciudad Versalles, Villa París
- Ciudad Versalles, Villa Valencia
- Colonia Balber
- Colonia Balber II
- Colonia Bello Horizonte
- Colonia Centa
- Colonia Duarte
- Colonia El Milagro
- Colonia El Progreso
- Colonia El Ángel
- Colonia Jardines de Opico
- Colonia Joya de Cerén
- Colonia La Ceiba
- Colonia Las Flores
- Colonia Las Victoria II
- Colonia Las Victorias I
- Colonia Las Victorias III
- Colonia Las Victorias IV
- Colonia Michelle
- Colonia Montelindo I
- Colonia Nuevo San Juan
- Colonia Nuevo Sitio El Niño
- Colonia San José
- Colonia Santa Marta
- Colonia Serrano
- Colonia Sitio del Niño
- Colonia Tecpán
- Colonia Valle de los Canales
- Conacaste
- El Carmen
- El Castillo
- El Chicano
- El Chilar
- El Chorrerón
- El Conacaste
- El Espinal
- El Espino
- El Jabalincito
- El Jabalí
- El Matazano
- El Portillo
- El Tigre
- El Tránsito
- El Ángel
- El Ángel Talcualuya
- Estación Bandera
- Finca El Chorro
- Hacienda El Edén
- Hacienda La Isla
- Hacienda Miltitán
- Hacienda San Andrés
- Ingeniero San Andrés
- Jabalinón
- Joya de Cerén
- La Cuchilla
- La Esperanza
- La Isla
- La Nueva Encarnación
- La Ranchería
- La Reforma
- Laguneta
- Las Acosta
- Las Angosturas
- Las Brisas
- Las Cruces
- Las Delicias
- Las Flores
- Las Granadillas
- Las Lomas
- Loma Alta
- Lomas de Santiago
- Lomas del Copinol
- Los Amates
- Los Mangos
- Los Palmitos
- Lotificacion
- Lotificación Argentina
- Lotificación Bonanza
- Lotificación Buena Vista
- Lotificación El Papayal
- Lotificación El Predio
- Lotificación El Progreso
- Lotificación El Tigre
- Lotificación Los Compadres
- Lotificación Los Ramírez
- Lotificación Los Ángeles
- Lotificación Magaña
- Lotificación Mónaco
- Lotificación San Antonio
- Lotificación Villa San Juan
- Minas de Plomo
- Nombre de Dios
- Nuevo Consumidero
- Parcelación Jardines de San Pedro
- Parcelación La Esperanza
- Rancho Gracar
- Residencial Los Senderos de Opico
- Río Sucio
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Felipe
- San Juan Opico
- San Lorenzo
- San Nicolás La Encarnación
- San Nicolás Los Encuentros
- San Pedro Mártir
- San Pedro Oriente
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Rosa
- Sitio Grande
- Sitio del Niño
- Talcualuya
- Tehuicho
- Urbanización Ciudad Versalles III Etapa, Villa Mónaco
- Valle Gracia
- Valle Nuevo
- Veracruz
- Villa Esperanza
- Villa Tzu Chi
- Zapotitán

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of La Libertad Centro

Named natural and historic features inside La Libertad Centro, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

21 rivers and streams.
- Quebrada Arranca Botas
- Quebrada El Carmen
- Quebrada El Copinolar
- Quebrada Las Chacas
- Quebrada de Los Menjívar
- Río Amayo
- Río Caliente
- Río Chucucato
- Río Colón
- Río El Palío
- Río Flor Amarillo
- Río La Javía
- Río Las Cañas
- Río Pacayán
- Río Palio
- Río San Pedro
- Río Sucio
- Río Talcualuya
- Río Tehuicho
- Río Zanjon Mudo
- Río de Ateos

### Hills and mountains

20 hills; 3 mountains; 1 valley.
- Cerro Amatepeque · 1,390 m
- Cerro Tiguama · 1,131 m
- Cerro El Caramelo · 1,102 m
- Cerro La Pita · 1,023 m
- Cerro Las Terrazas · 947 m
- Cerro El Chichimeco · 943 m
- Cerro El Picachón · 933 m
- Cerro El Cuervo · 918 m
- Loma Piedra Mesa · 865 m
- Loma Novales · 770 m
- Cerro Las Cruces · 761 m
- Loma El Zacatal · 732 m
- Valle El Conacastal · 714 m
- Loma Potrerillos · 713 m
- Cerro El Pecuya · 698 m
- Loma de Los Morales · 696 m
- Loma El Ahorcado · 694 m
- Cerro El Zope · 675 m
- Loma El Cusuco · 629 m
- Cerro El Playón · 591 m
- Loma de Enmedio · 535 m
- Loma Los Rastrillos · 531 m
- Cerro Potrero de Machos · 508 m
- Cerro Corral Falso · 505 m

### History

2 ruins.
- Sitio Arqueológico Joya de Cerén
- Sitio Arqueólogico San Andrés

### Getting around

1 railway station.
- Estacíon Sitio del Niño

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in La Libertad Centro and the best time to visit

In La Libertad Centro, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Nov (22 °C). About 1,298 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (240 mm) and the driest Feb (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are November to April.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 23 | 10 |
| Feb | 24 | 9 |
| Mar | 26 | 10 |
| Apr | 27 | 35 |
| May | 26 | 161 |
| Jun | 24 | 202 |
| Jul | 25 | 175 |
| Aug | 24 | 213 |
| Sep | 24 | 240 |
| Oct | 23 | 179 |
| Nov | 22 | 47 |
| Dec | 22 | 17 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in La Libertad Centro

Places mapped inside La Libertad Centro in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 3
- Banks 4
- ATMs 2
- Petrol pumps 24
- Hotels 1
- Shopping malls 6
- Schools 27
- Colleges and universities 1
- Pharmacies 13
- Restaurants 74
- Police stations 7
- Dental clinics 5

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers
- Where is La Libertad Centro? In La Libertad Department, El Salvador
- What borders La Libertad Centro? La Libertad Norte, La Libertad Oeste, La Libertad Sur, Santa Ana Este and Sonsonate Este
- What is there to see in La Libertad Centro? Area 1, Area 2, Area 3 y 4, Area Natural Protegida El Jabali
- What time zone is La Libertad Centro in? UTC−6
- What currency is used in La Libertad Centro? Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in La Libertad Centro? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Libertad Centro? 155 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Libertad Centro? Settlements lie between 321 m and 1,260 m
- What is the highest point in La Libertad Centro? Cerro Amatepeque (1,390 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Libertad Centro? November to April
- How many hospitals are in La Libertad Centro? 3 mapped
- How many banks are in La Libertad Centro? 4 mapped
- How many ATMs are in La Libertad Centro? 2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in La Libertad Centro? 24 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Libertad Centro? SV05001 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Municipality
- Area: 309.2 km²
- P-code: SV05001
- Department: La Libertad Department

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/la-libertad/la-libertad-centro/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.