District · San Miguel Centro # Comacarán Comacarán is a district of El Salvador in San Miguel Centro, San Miguel Department. It covers 33.7 km². 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 33.7 km² - 2 mapped services - 296 m typical elevation ## Where is Comacarán? Comacarán lies in San Miguel Centro, San Miguel Department, El Salvador. It borders 5 other districts: El Divisadero, Jocoro, San Miguel, Uluazapa and Yucuaiquín. By area it is the 177th largest of 266 districts in El Salvador. It covers 3.3% of San Miguel Centro. The centre of Comacarán is about 123 km in a straight line from San Salvador, the capital. It is about 14 km from San Miguel, the main town of San Miguel Centro. The centre point is at 13.5297° N, 88.0623° W. Source: National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Comacarán ### Nearby, outside Comacarán - Área Natural Protegida El Socorro · nature reserve, Yayantique 7.3 km - CUEVAS DE MINAS DE ORO · archaeological site, San Carlos 9.2 km - MINAS DE ORO SAN CARLOS MORAZAN · archaeological site, San Carlos 10 km - Laguna de Aramuaca · volcano, San Miguel 12 km - Museo Regional de Oriente · museum, San Miguel 13 km - East Regional Museum · museum, San Miguel 13 km - Estatua del Dr. Antonio Rosales · memorial, San Miguel 13 km - OBELISCO · memorial, San Miguel 13 km - Reserva Natural, Alcaldía Municipal de San Miguel · nature reserve, San Miguel 14 km - Área Natural Protegida San Antonio Silva · nature reserve, San Miguel 20 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: Comacarán - 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 - Palmerola International Airport (XPL) · Palmerola 106 km - El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL) · San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) 108 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:24) and shortest in Dec (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:07, sunset around 17:27). 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 Comacarán Open gazetteers list 8 villages, towns and localities in Comacarán. Settlements here lie between about 176 m and 375 m above sea level (median 296 m). - Barrio El Centro - Barrio El Tránsito - Barrio Nuevo - Candelaria - Comacarán - El Hormiguero - La Joya - Lotificación Granados Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Comacarán Named natural and historic features inside Comacarán, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Río Las Garzas ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Cerro El Jute · 262 m 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 Comacarán and the best time to visit Using the climate of San Miguel Centro, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Nov (24 °C), after allowing for this place being about 170 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,271 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (246 mm) and the driest Jan (3 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 | 3 | | Feb | 27 | 3 | | Mar | 28 | 6 | | Apr | 28 | 34 | | May | 27 | 190 | | Jun | 26 | 199 | | Jul | 26 | 136 | | Aug | 26 | 186 | | Sep | 25 | 246 | | Oct | 25 | 215 | | Nov | 24 | 41 | | Dec | 25 | 10 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Comacarán | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Unidad de Salud · Yayantique | 10.0 km | Map | | Bank | Promerica Bank · Jocoro | 10 km | Map | | ATM | Banco Cuscatlan · San Miguel | 13 km | Map | | Petrol pump | Alba los Gemelos KM18 · El Divisadero | 6.4 km | Map | | Hotel | Motel Excalibur · San Miguel | 12 km | Map | | Mall | Mall Panamericana · San Miguel | 12 km | Map | | School | Centro Escolar de Comacarán · Comacarán | 0.4 km | Map | | College | Instituto Nacional De El Divisadero · El Divisadero | 7.8 km | Map | | Police station | Policía Nacional Civil · Comacarán | 0.4 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Comacarán Places mapped inside Comacarán in open map data, by type. - Schools 1 - Police stations 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other districts in San Miguel Centro - Chirilagua - Moncagua - Quelepa - San Miguel - Uluazapa ## Quick answers - Where is Comacarán? In San Miguel Centro, San Miguel Department, El Salvador - What borders Comacarán? El Divisadero, Jocoro, San Miguel, Uluazapa and Yucuaiquín - What is there to see in Comacarán? Área Natural Protegida El Socorro, CUEVAS DE MINAS DE ORO, MINAS DE ORO SAN CARLOS MORAZAN, Laguna de Aramuaca - What time zone is Comacarán in? UTC−6 - What currency is used in Comacarán? Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Comacarán? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Comacarán? 8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Comacarán? Settlements lie between 176 m and 375 m - What is the highest point in Comacarán? Cerro El Jute (262 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Comacarán? November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Comacarán? Unidad de Salud, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Comacarán? Promerica Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Comacarán? Banco Cuscatlan, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Comacarán? Alba los Gemelos KM18, about 6.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Comacarán? SV09001002 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: District - Area: 33.7 km² - P-code: SV09001002 - Municipality: San Miguel Centro --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-miguel/san-miguel-centro/comacaran/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.