Municipality · La Libertad Department
# La Libertad Costa

La Libertad Costa is a municipality of El Salvador in La Libertad Department. It covers 441.9 km². It is divided into 5 districts. 118 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 545 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 442 km²
- 5 districts
- 545 mapped services

## Where is La Libertad Costa?

La Libertad Costa lies in La Libertad Department, El Salvador. It borders 6 other municipalities: La Libertad Este, La Libertad Oeste, La Libertad Sur, La Paz Oeste, San Salvador Sur and Sonsonate Este. By area it is the 21st largest of 48 municipalities in El Salvador. It covers 27.1% of La Libertad Department. The centre of La Libertad Costa is about 36 km in a straight line from San Salvador, the capital. It is about 26 km from Santa Tecla, the main town of La Libertad Department. The centre point is at 13.5357° N, 89.4794° W.

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

## Things to see in and around La Libertad Costa

OpenStreetMap lists 33 named sights in La Libertad Costa: 15 beachs; 7 nature reserves; 4 attractions; 2 waterfalls; 2 theme parks; 2 viewpoints; 1 archaeological site.
- Sitio Arqueologico Zinacatan Sector 1 · archaeological site
- Cascada de San Antonio · waterfall
- Salto · waterfall
- Parque Nacional Walter Thilo Deininger · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo Taquillo (Porción Comaesland) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo Taquillo (Porción El Socorro) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Complejo Taquillo (Porción Taquillo) · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Manglar El Amatal · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Manglar Estero de San Diego · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Manglar de Ticuizapa · nature reserve
- Playa El Palmarcito · beach
- Playa El Tunco · beach
- Playa El Zonte (Bitcoin Beach) · beach
- Playa K59 · beach
- Playa K61 · beach
- Playa La Paz · beach
- Playa La Perla · beach
- Playa La Perla · beach
- Playa La Tusera · beach
- Playa Las Flores · beach
- Playa Mizata · beach
- Playa Rocamar · beach
- Playa Sihuapilapa · beach
- Playa el Sunzal · beach
- Punta Roca · beach
- Montearegre fame · viewpoint
- Tamanique Waterfalls · viewpoint
- Centro Obrero del MTPS · attraction
- Entrada por la cascada · attraction
- La más grande cascada · attraction

…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 Costa
- 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 43 km
- El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL) · San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) 47 km

### Nearest railway station

Armenia (En desuso) (Armenia), about 24 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:33).

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 Costa
| District | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Chiltiupán | 74 | 24 | 84 |
| Jicalapa | 52 | 8 | 12 |
| La Libertad | 117 | 31 | 237 |
| Tamanique | 96 | 42 | 190 |
| Teotepeque | 102 | 16 | 22 |

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 Costa

Open gazetteers list 118 villages, towns and localities in La Libertad Costa. The largest with a recorded population: La Libertad (16,855). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 1,086 m above sea level (median 251 m).
- Barrio Concepción
- Barrio El Calvario
- Barrio El Centro
- Barrio La Vega
- Barrio San Pablo
- Buenos Aires
- Cangrejera
- Canton Tarpeya
- Cantón El Zonte
- Cantón San Rafael
- Cantón Santa Lucía
- Cantón y Caserío El Palmar
- Caserío Corral de Piedras
- Cerro Mar
- Chagüitón
- Chiltiupán
- Club Atami
- Club Salvadoreño El Sunzal
- Club Tecleño El Sunzal
- Colonia El Cocal
- Colonia El Coroz
- Colonia El Palmarcito
- Colonia Montecristo
- Comaylán
- Comunidad Amarante
- Comunidad El Campamento
- Conchalío
- Cuervo Abajo
- Cuervo Arriba
- El Cocal
- El Conacaste
- El Cuervo
- El Jute
- El Majagual
- El Majahual
- El Matazano
- El Nisperal
- El Níspero
- El Palmar
- El Palmarcito
- El Pinal
- El Pulido
- El Regadío
- El Sunzal
- El Tablón
- El Tecolote
- El Tunco
- El Zonte
- El Ángel
- Finca La Providencia
- Finca la Ilusion
- Hacienda El Palmar
- Hacienda Melara
- Hacienda San Benito
- Hacienda Taquillo
- Jicalapa
- Joya Verde
- Julupe
- La Argentina
- La Cantera, San Diego
- La Libertad
- La Perla
- Las Bartolonas
- Las Bocanitas
- Las Flores
- Las Termópilas
- Los Alfaro
- Lotificacion Espiritu Santo
- Lotificacion Nuevo Amanecer
- Lotificacion Nuevo Gozar
- Lotificacion San Jose
- Lotificacion Villas del Espiritu Santo
- Lotificacion Zontemar block E
- Lotificacion Zontemar, Block A
- Lotificación La Palma
- Lotificación Mizata
- Lotificación Santa María Mizata
- Lotificaion Menor del Zonte
- Melara
- Metayo
- Mizata
- Parcelacion Zontemar
- Parque Residencial Atami
- Plan del Mar
- Playa Las Flores
- Playa Privada
- Playa San Diego
- Playa el Sunzal
- Puerto de La Libertad
- Punta Roca Surf
- Residencial Lomas de San Blas
- Residencial San Blas
- Río Tamanique
- San Alfonso
- San Alfredo
- San Antonio
- San Benito
- San Diego
- San Isidro
- San José El Tablón
- San Marcos
- San Rafael
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Lucía Orocoyo
- Santa María Mizata
- Siberia
- Sihuapilapa
- Sitio El Carmen
- Sitio de Santiago
- Sol y Mar
- Tamanique
- Taquillo
- Tarpeya
- Teotepeque
- Tepeagua
- Toluca
- Tunel 5
- Xanadu

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

## Landscape and landmarks of La Libertad Costa

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

### Water

35 rivers and streams.
- Quebrada Chachaco
- Quebrada La Miquera
- Quebrada Tacuazín
- Río Aguacayo
- Río Amayo
- Río Aquisquillo
- Río Chichigüiste
- Río Chilama
- Río Chiquineco
- Río Cincipa
- Río Comalapa
- Río Comasagua
- Río Conchalío
- Río Cupa
- Río El Cusuco
- Río El Jute
- Río El Muerto
- Río El Palmar
- Río El Tunco
- Río El Zonte
- Río Grande
- Río Hepasino
- Río Huiza
- Río Huiza

…and 11 more.

### Coast and islands

11 beaches.
- Playa El Amatal
- Playa El Palmarcito
- Playa El Sunzal
- Playa El Tunco
- Playa Las Bocanitas
- Playa Las Flores
- Playa San Diego
- Playa Ticuisiapa
- Playa de Conchalío
- Playa de Shalpa
- Playa del Obispo

### Hills and mountains

9 hills; 2 mountains.
- Cerro Monte Redondo · 420 m
- Cerro Chiquimula · 398 m
- Cerro Las Palomas · 390 m
- Cerro El Cenizo · 363 m
- Loma El Bautisterio · 220 m
- Cerro Malacate · 206 m
- Cerro Punta del Diamante · 202 m
- Cerro El Pajarito · 186 m
- Cerro El Tigre · 149 m
- Cerro Patashte · 83 m
- Loma El Tacuazín · 16 m

### Forests and nature

1 park.
- Parque Nacional Walter Deininger

### Getting around

1 airfield.
- Las Cachas

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 Costa and the best time to visit

In La Libertad Costa, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Nov (26 °C). About 1,489 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (283 mm) and the driest Jan (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are November to March.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 26 | 4 |
| Feb | 27 | 5 |
| Mar | 28 | 8 |
| Apr | 28 | 39 |
| May | 28 | 193 |
| Jun | 27 | 232 |
| Jul | 27 | 197 |
| Aug | 27 | 246 |
| Sep | 26 | 283 |
| Oct | 26 | 226 |
| Nov | 26 | 48 |
| Dec | 26 | 10 |

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

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

Places mapped inside La Libertad Costa in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 5
- Banks 1
- ATMs 3
- Petrol pumps 9
- Hotels 217
- Shopping malls 3
- Schools 16
- Pharmacies 5
- Restaurants 275
- Police stations 4
- Dental clinics 7

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 Costa? In La Libertad Department, El Salvador
- What borders La Libertad Costa? La Libertad Este, La Libertad Oeste, La Libertad Sur, La Paz Oeste, San Salvador Sur and Sonsonate Este
- What is there to see in La Libertad Costa? Cascada de San Antonio, Centro Obrero del MTPS, Entrada por la cascada, La más grande cascada
- What time zone is La Libertad Costa in? UTC−6
- What currency is used in La Libertad Costa? Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in La Libertad Costa? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in La Libertad Costa? 118 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of La Libertad Costa? Settlements lie between 8 m and 1,086 m
- What is the highest point in La Libertad Costa? Cerro Monte Redondo (420 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit La Libertad Costa? November to March
- How many hospitals are in La Libertad Costa? 5 mapped
- How many banks are in La Libertad Costa? 1 mapped
- How many ATMs are in La Libertad Costa? 3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in La Libertad Costa? 9 mapped
- What is the P-code of La Libertad Costa? SV05002 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Municipality
- Area: 441.9 km²
- P-code: SV05002
- Department: La Libertad Department

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