# Apopa District, San Salvador Oeste, San Salvador Department > Source: https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-oeste/apopa/ District · San Salvador Oeste # Apopa Apopa is a district of El Salvador in San Salvador Oeste, San Salvador Department. It covers **61.8 km²**. 170 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 147 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 61.8km² - 147mapped services - 488 mtypical elevation ## Where is Apopa? Apopa lies in [San Salvador Oeste](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-oeste/), [San Salvador Department](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/), [El Salvador](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/). It borders 8 other districts: [Ayutuxtepeque](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-centro/ayutuxtepeque/), [Cuscatancingo](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-centro/cuscatancingo/), [Delgado](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-centro/delgado/), [Guazapa](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-norte/guazapa/), [Mejicanos](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-centro/mejicanos/), [Nejapa](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-oeste/nejapa/), [San José Guayabal](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/cuscatlan/cuscatlan-norte/san-jose-guayabal/) and [Tonacatepeque](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-este/tonacatepeque/). By area it is the 113th largest of 266 districts in El Salvador. It covers 41.3% of [San Salvador Oeste](https://wherepedia.org/el-salvador/san-salvador/san-salvador-oeste/). The centre of Apopa is about 12 km in a straight line from San Salvador, the capital. The centre point is at 13.7969° N, 89.1723° W. Source: [National mapping agency via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-slv). ## Things to see in and around Apopa OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Apopa: 1 viewpoint. - cerro El Sarten · viewpoint ### Nearby, outside Apopa - Monumento al Centenario · monument, Tonacatepeque6.1 km - Monumento de la Paz · monument, Ayutuxtepeque7.5 km - Parque Chantecuán · nature reserve, Tonacatepeque7.7 km - Rotonda Toledo Zacamil · monument, Mejicanos8.6 km - Busto a San Juan Bosco · memorial, Mejicanos9.0 km - Busto de barón Pierre de Coubertin · memorial, Mejicanos9.0 km - El Pañuelo · memorial, Mejicanos9.1 km - Pinacoteca · gallery, Delgado9.1 km - KAIPIRINHA BAR · attraction, Guazapa9.3 km - PInacoteca Roque Dalton · museum, San Salvador9.4 km - Dragon Escuela de Artes · memorial, San Salvador9.5 km - Monseñor Romero · memorial, Delgado9.6 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Apopa - Time zoneUTC−6, no daylight saving · America/El_Salvador - CurrencyDollar (USD) - Country calling code+503 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 115 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 characters (CP ####) ### Nearest airports - Ilopango International Airport (ILS) · San Salvador12 km - El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL) · San Salvador (San Luis Talpa)41 km ### Nearest railway station La Estación (Nejapa), about 6.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.9 hours, sunrise around 05:28) and shortest in Dec (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:12, sunset around 17:31). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). 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 Apopa Open gazetteers list **170 villages, towns and localities** in Apopa. The largest with a recorded population: Apopa (112,158). Settlements here lie between about 390 m and 931 m above sea level (median 488 m). - Apopa - Barrio San Sebastián - Cantón San Nicolás - Caserío Las Cañitas - Caserío Los Renderos 2 - Casrío Valle de La Luna - Chancala - Colonia 10 de Octubre - Colonia 2 de Abril - Colonia Agua Zarca - Colonia Analili - Colonia Brisas del Norte - Colonia Buena Fe - Colonia Canjura - Colonia Chintuc 1 - Colonia Chintuc 2 - Colonia Ciuda Futura 2 - Colonia Ciudad Futura - Colonia Ciudad Futura 1 - Colonia Concepción - Colonia Cruz Roja - Colonia Cuscatlán - Colonia El Carmen - Colonia El Cocal - Colonia El Salvador - Colonia El Zunzal 1 - Colonia El Zunzal 2 - Colonia El Álamo - Colonia Guadalupe 1 - Colonia Guadalupe 2 - Colonia Herrera - Colonia Jardines de San Sebastián 1 - Colonia Jardines de San Sebastián 2 - Colonia La Cima - Colonia La Fortuna - Colonia La Perla - Colonia La Reina - Colonia Las Cañas - Colonia Las Mercedes 1 - Colonia Las Mercedes 2 - Colonia Los Ángeles - Colonia Madre Tierra - Colonia Maquilishuat - Colonia Margoth - Colonia Palacios - Colonia San Antonio - Colonia San Cayetano - Colonia San Emigdio - Colonia San Francisco - Colonia San José - Colonia San Martín de Porres - Colonia San Nicolás - Colonia San Sebastián 1 - Colonia Santa Lucía 1 - Colonia Santa Marta - Colonia Santa Teresita - Colonia Sarita - Colonia Sata Lucía 2 - Comunidad Ayala Guevara - Comunidad El Niño Perdido - Comunidad El Perdido - Comunidad El Pino - Comunidad El Plan - Comunidad El Tikal - Comunidad ISPM - Comunidad Indígena José Miranda Reyes - Comunidad Jerusalén - Comunidad Los Llantos - Comunidad Los Rivera - Comunidad María Antonieta - Comunidad Moreno - Comunidad Sinaí - Distrito Italia - El Arenal - El Zapote - Guadalupe - Joya Grande - Las Delicias - Los Martínez - Lotificacion Chancala II, oriente - Lotificacion Chancala II, poniente - Lotificación Aldea San Nicolás - Lotificación Apopa - Lotificación Brisas de Mariona 1 - Lotificación Brisas de Mariona 2 - Lotificación Brisas de Mariona 3 - Lotificación Brisas de Mariona 4 - Lotificación El Castillo - Lotificación El Descanso - Lotificación El Porvenir - Lotificación El Tempisque - Lotificación Galindo - Lotificación Insinca - Lotificación Las Brisas de Joya Grande 1 - Lotificación Las Brisas de Joya Grande 2 - Lotificación Las Maravillas - Lotificación Las Margaritas - Lotificación Las Tres Rosas - Lotificación Lilian - Lotificación Omar - Lotificación Princesa Chasca - Lotificación Renderos - Lotificación San Andrés - Lotificación San Luis - Lotificación San Nicolás - Lotificación San Pablo - Lotificación Santa Catarina - Lotificación Santa Isabel - Lotificación Tamayate - Lotificación Veracruz - Parcelación Praderas 2 - Parcelación Praderas 3 - Parcelamiento Municipal El Tikalito - Reparto Altos de Mariona - Reparto Apopa - Reparto Madre Tierra 2 - Reparto Montecarmelo - Reparto San Sebastian 4 - Reparto Santa Marta - Reparto Santa Mercedes - Residencial Ciudad Obrera - Residencial Ciudad Obrera Apopa Norte 3 - Residencial Las Margaritas - Residencial Miramundo - Residencial San José Bell Vista 1 - Residencial San José Bell Vista 2 - Residencial San José Bella Vista 3 - Residencial San Pablo - Residencial Santa Bárbara - Residencial Santa Catarina - Residencial Santa Teresa de Las Flores - Residencial Villas de la Arboleda - Residenciales Villarreal - San Luis Mariona - San Nicolás - San Roque - Tres Ceibas - Urbanización Brisas del Norte - Urbanización Distrito Italia Sector 1 - Urbanización El Tikal Norte - Urbanización Italia Sector 3 - Urbanización Jardines de Madre Tierra - Urbanización Jardines del Norte 1 - Urbanización Jardines del Norte 2 - Urbanización La Ermita 1 - Urbanización La Ermita 2 - Urbanización La Ermita 5 - Urbanización La Ponderosa - Urbanización Las Orquídeas - Urbanización Lourdes - Urbanización Madre Tierra 1 - Urbanización Majucla - Urbanización María Elena - Urbanización Nueva Apopa - Urbanización Popotlan 1 - Urbanización Popotlan 2 - Urbanización San Andrés - Urbanización San José - Urbanización Tierra Nuestra - Urbanización Tikal Sur 1 - Urbanización Tikal Sur 2 - Urbanización Valle Verde 1 - Urbanización Valle Verde 2 - Urbanización Valle Verde 3 - Urbanización Valle del Sol Leonardo - Urbanización Villa Hermosa - Urbanización Villa Mariona II - Zapote Abajo - Zapote Arriba - Zapote Medio Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Apopa Named natural and historic features inside Apopa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Quebrada El Velorio - Quebrada El Zapote - Río El Callejón - Río Filate - Río Mariona - Río Tomayate ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Cerro Guaycume · 524 m - Cerro Sartén · 409 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Apopa and the best time to visit Using the climate of San Salvador Oeste, 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](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Apopa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Unidad De Salud Apopa · Apopa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80155&mlon=-89.17783#map=17/13.80155/-89.17783) Bank Davivienda · Apopa 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.79772&mlon=-89.17861#map=17/13.79772/-89.17861) ATM Athena ATM · Mejicanos 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.73511&mlon=-89.21743#map=17/13.73511/-89.21743) Petrol pump Puma · Apopa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.79561&mlon=-89.17782#map=17/13.79561/-89.17782) Hotel Laguna De Alegria,usulutan · Apopa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.79172&mlon=-89.17252#map=17/13.79172/-89.17252) Mall PeriPlaza · Apopa 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.79164&mlon=-89.17475#map=17/13.79164/-89.17475) School Centro Escolar Popotlán · Apopa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80037&mlon=-89.16996#map=17/13.80037/-89.16996) College Instituto Nacional Ciudad Obrera Apopa · Apopa 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.80722&mlon=-89.18122#map=17/13.80722/-89.18122) Police station Policía Nacional Civil · Apopa 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=13.79564&mlon=-89.17932#map=17/13.79564/-89.17932) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Apopa Places mapped inside Apopa in open map data, by type. - Hospitals6 - Banks5 - Petrol pumps14 - Hotels1 - Shopping malls5 - Schools23 - Colleges and universities1 - Pharmacies14 - Restaurants65 - Police stations3 - Dental clinics10 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other districts in San Salvador Oeste - Nejapa ## Quick answers - Where is Apopa?In San Salvador Oeste, San Salvador Department, El Salvador - What borders Apopa?Ayutuxtepeque, Cuscatancingo, Delgado, Guazapa, Mejicanos, Nejapa, San José Guayabal and Tonacatepeque - What is there to see in Apopa?cerro El Sarten - What time zone is Apopa in?UTC−6 - What currency is used in Apopa?Dollar (USD) - What language is spoken in Apopa?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Apopa?170 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Apopa?Settlements lie between 390 m and 931 m - What is the highest point in Apopa?Cerro Guaycume (524 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Apopa?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Apopa?Unidad De Salud Apopa, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Apopa?Davivienda, about 0.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Apopa?Athena ATM, about 8.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Apopa?Puma, about 0.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Apopa?6 mapped - How many banks are in Apopa?5 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Apopa?14 mapped - What is the P-code of Apopa?SV10004001 (OCHA common operational dataset)