District · La Paz Centro # Mercedes La Ceiba Mercedes La Ceiba is a district of El Salvador in La Paz Centro, La Paz Department. It covers 5.42 km². 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 5.4 km² - 625 m typical elevation ## Where is Mercedes La Ceiba? Mercedes La Ceiba lies in La Paz Centro, La Paz Department, El Salvador. It borders 4 other districts: Guadalupe, Jerusalén, Santa María Ostuma and Verapaz. By area it is the 265th largest of 266 districts in El Salvador. It covers 1.1% of La Paz Centro. The centre of Mercedes La Ceiba is about 31 km in a straight line from San Salvador, the capital. The centre point is at 13.6355° N, 88.9037° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Mercedes La Ceiba ### Nearby, outside Mercedes La Ceiba - Área Natural Protegida Nuevo Oriente · nature reserve, Verapaz 5.9 km - Área Natural Protegida Nuevo Oriente · nature reserve, San Cristóbal 6.1 km - Área Natural Protegida Nuevo Oriente · nature reserve, Verapaz 6.2 km - Volcán de San Vicente · volcano, Guadalupe 8.2 km - Área Natural Protegida Cima del Volcan de San Vicente · nature reserve, Zacatecoluca 8.2 km - Punta La Cuestona · beach, Lago de Llopango 11 km - Punta Guarumo · beach, Lago de Llopango 11 km - Punta Acayo · beach, Lago de Llopango 11 km - Punta Cumasaya · beach, Lago de Llopango 12 km - El Triangulo · attraction, San Vicente 12 km - Punta Cutaliya · beach, Lago de Llopango 12 km - Cancha Tacón · attraction, San Vicente 13 km 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: Mercedes La Ceiba - 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 24 km - El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL) · San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) 27 km ### Nearest railway station Estación de Tren FENADESAL (San Salvador), about 30 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:27) and shortest in Dec (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:10, sunset around 17:30). 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. ## Villages and localities in Mercedes La Ceiba Open gazetteers list 3 villages, towns and localities in Mercedes La Ceiba. Settlements here lie between about 625 m and 625 m above sea level (median 625 m). - El Chaperno - Loma Larga - Mercedes La Ceiba Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Weather in Mercedes La Ceiba and the best time to visit Using the climate of La Paz Centro, the warmest month is Apr (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 347 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,248 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (234 mm) and the driest Jan (3 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 | 25 | 3 | | Feb | 26 | 4 | | Mar | 26 | 6 | | Apr | 27 | 32 | | May | 26 | 169 | | Jun | 25 | 193 | | Jul | 25 | 155 | | Aug | 25 | 198 | | Sep | 24 | 234 | | Oct | 24 | 204 | | Nov | 24 | 40 | | Dec | 24 | 10 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mercedes La Ceiba | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Unidad de Salud de Verapaz · Verapaz | 3.8 km | Map | | Bank | COPADEO · Cojutepeque | 10 km | Map | | ATM | ATM CCZacatecoluca · Zacatecoluca | 15 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Alba Estación · El Carmen | 9.8 km | Map | | Hotel | Villa Guadalupe · El Carmen | 9.0 km | Map | | Mall | paseo Larreynaga · Verapaz | 3.6 km | Map | | School | Centro Escolar Mercedes La Ceiba · Jerusalén | 1.7 km | Map | | College | Instituto Nacional Profesor Santiago Echegoyen · Guadalupe | 2.9 km | Map | | Police station | Policía Nacional Civil · Jerusalén | 1.7 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other districts in La Paz Centro - El Rosario - Jerusalén - Paraíso de Osorio - San Antonio Masahuat - San Emigdio - San Juan Tepezontes - San Luis La Herradura - San Miguel Tepezontes - San Pedro Nonualco - Santa María Ostuma - Santiago Nonualco ## Quick answers - Where is Mercedes La Ceiba? In La Paz Centro, La Paz Department, El Salvador - What borders Mercedes La Ceiba? Guadalupe, Jerusalén, Santa María Ostuma and Verapaz - What is there to see in Mercedes La Ceiba? Área Natural Protegida Nuevo Oriente, Área Natural Protegida Nuevo Oriente, Área Natural Protegida Nuevo Oriente, Volcán de San Vicente - What time zone is Mercedes La Ceiba in? UTC−6 - What currency is used in Mercedes La Ceiba? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Mercedes La Ceiba? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mercedes La Ceiba? 3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mercedes La Ceiba? Settlements lie between 625 m and 625 m - What is the best time to visit Mercedes La Ceiba? November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Mercedes La Ceiba? Unidad de Salud de Verapaz, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mercedes La Ceiba? COPADEO, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mercedes La Ceiba? ATM CCZacatecoluca, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mercedes La Ceiba? Alba Estación, about 9.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mercedes La Ceiba? SV06001003 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: District - Area: 5.42 km² - P-code: SV06001003 - Municipality: La Paz Centro --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/la-paz/la-paz-centro/mercedes-la-ceiba/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.