Municipality · Santa Ana Department
# Santa Ana Norte

Santa Ana Norte is a municipality of El Salvador in Santa Ana Department. It covers 912.7 km². It is divided into 4 districts. 221 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 154 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 913 km²
- 4 districts
- 154 mapped services

## Where is Santa Ana Norte?

Santa Ana Norte lies in Santa Ana Department, El Salvador. It borders 5 other municipalities: Chalatenango Centro, Chalatenango Norte, Lago de Guija, Santa Ana Centro and Santa Ana Oeste. By area it is the 4th largest of 48 municipalities in El Salvador. It covers 44.6% of Santa Ana Department. The centre of Santa Ana Norte is about 66 km in a straight line from San Salvador, the capital. It is about 35 km from Santa Ana, the main town of Santa Ana Department. The centre point is at 14.2513° N, 89.3735° W.

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

## Things to see in and around Santa Ana Norte

OpenStreetMap lists 26 named sights in Santa Ana Norte: 10 nature reserves; 4 monuments; 4 volcanos; 3 attractions; 2 galleries; 1 waterfall; 1 museum; 1 theme park.
- Museo del Arte Trifinio El Salvador · museum
- Cascada Arcoiris · waterfall
- Parque Nacional Montecristo · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional San Diego y San Felipe las Barras · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional San Diego y San Felipe las Barras · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional San Diego y San Felipe las Barras · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional San Diego y San Felipe las Barras · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional San Diego y San Felipe las Barras · nature reserve
- Parque Nacional San Diego y San Felipe las Barras · nature reserve
- Reserva de La Biosfera Trifinio · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Hacienda Agua Caliente · nature reserve
- Área Natural Protegida Lomas de San Juan · nature reserve
- Caserio las conchas · attraction
- Lago de Guija · attraction
- Montecristo trifinio national park · attraction
- Cerro Las Iguanas o La Isla · volcano
- Cerro Masatepeque · volcano
- Cerro San Diego · volcano
- Foto Arte Estudio · gallery
- Foto Estudio Montecristo · gallery
- Loma Los Pajalitos o Los Coyotes · volcano
- Mojón La Piedrona · monument
- Mojón Loma Talpetatosa · monument
- Mojón Salitre Rancho de Cuero · monument
- Parque Corazones de Vida · theme park
- Señal de Triangulación Cerro El Brujo · monument

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: Santa Ana Norte
- 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 67 km
- El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL) · San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) 96 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.0 hours, sunrise around 05:28) and shortest in Dec (about 11.3 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:31).

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 Santa Ana Norte
| District | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Masahuat | 68 | 26 | 2 |
| Metapán | 639 | 158 | 135 |
| Santa Rosa Guachipilín | 35 | 16 | 0 |
| Texistepeque | 171 | 29 | 17 |

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 Santa Ana Norte

Open gazetteers list 221 villages, towns and localities in Santa Ana Norte. The largest with a recorded population: Metapán (19,143) and Texistepeque (2,401). Settlements here lie between about 312 m and 1,766 m above sea level (median 553 m).
- Agua Fría
- Agua Zarca
- Aldea Zapote
- Alta Vista Plan Grande
- Anguiatú
- Atapasca
- Barrio El Calvario
- Barrio Las Flores
- Barrio Nuevo
- Barrio Pacheco
- Barrio San Pedro
- Barrio Santa Cruz
- Belén
- Belén Güijat
- Bodegas
- Campamento Guajoyo
- Camulian
- Camulián
- Carrizalillo
- Casa de Tejas
- Caserío El Nance Dulce
- Caserío La Juntita
- Caserío Las Conchas
- Caserío Los Ranchos
- Caserío Toncontín
- Casitas
- Cañas Dulces
- Cerro Las Flores
- Chagüitón
- Chilín
- Chimalapa
- Chucumba
- Colonia Buenos Aires
- Colonia Guadalupe
- Colonia La Esperanza
- Colonia Montecristo
- Colonia San Luis
- Colonia Vista Hermosa
- Comizate
- Comizate o Llano de la Ceiba
- Costa Rica
- Cujucuyo
- Cuyuiscat
- El Aguacate
- El Ahogado
- El Amatal
- El Amatón
- El Cagalero
- El Capulin
- El Capulín
- El Carmen
- El Carrizal
- El Cerro
- El Chagüitón
- El Chilamate
- El Chumelo
- El Cobano
- El Colorado
- El Cuje
- El Cóbano
- El Despoblado
- El Espinal
- El Guajoyo
- El Jute
- El Jícaro
- El Limo
- El Llano de Guajoyo
- El Malpaso
- El Matazano
- El Palmar
- El Palmo
- El Panal
- El Paraíso
- El Pinar
- El Pinito
- El Playón
- El Roble
- El Rodeo
- El Rosario
- El Salitre
- El Sauce
- El Tamarindo
- El Zapote
- El Zapotillo
- El Zompopo
- Guarnecia
- Guayabillas
- Hacienda El Señor
- Hacienda La Barra
- Hacienda La Florida
- Hacienda La Soledad
- Hacienda Las Piletas
- Hacienda Los Jobos
- Hacienda Montecristo
- Hacienda San Francisco Guajoyo
- Hacienda Vieja
- Honduritas
- La Bolsa
- La Cañada
- La Ceibita
- La Conchagua
- La Isla
- La Joya
- La Junta
- La Palmilla
- La Peña
- La Ruda
- La Vega de La Junta
- Lagnetas
- Lagunetas
- Lagunetas o Los Barahona
- Las Almohadas
- Las Cruces
- Las Granadillas
- Las Higueras
- Las Lajas
- Las Margaritas
- Las Marías
- Las Mesas
- Las Negritas
- Las Pavas
- Las Piletas
- Las Quebradas
- Las Tapias
- Las Valentinas
- Llano Grande
- Llano de Las Majadas
- Llano del Hoyo
- Loma de Chepe
- Los Aguilar
- Los Capulines
- Los Castaneda
- Los Cerritos
- Los Horcones
- Los Martinez
- Los Pacheco
- Los Pleytéz
- Los Pérez
- Los Quijada
- Los Ramirez
- Los Ranchos
- Los Tablones
- Los Terreros
- Lotificación Bella Vista
- Lotificación Brisas del Norte II
- Lotificación Brisas del Norte III
- Lotificación El Progreso
- Lotificación Galdámez
- Lotificación Jardines de Guadalupe
- Lotificación Jardines de Metapán
- Lotificación Lomas de Montecristo
- Lotificación Nueva San Luis
- Lotificación Santa Fe
- Lotificación Umaña
- Majada Vieja
- Majaditas
- Mal Paso
- Masahuat
- Matalapa
- Metapán
- Monte Verde
- Montenegro
- Ojo de Agua
- Ostúa
- Palo Galán
- Parcelación El Progreso
- Paso de La Ceiba
- Pie de La Cuesta
- Piedra Cargada
- Piletas
- Pitajayo
- Plan del Sitio
- Quebrada de Agua
- Rancho de Cuero
- Reparto Sanabria
- Residencial Las Marías
- Salhuazapa
- Salitrillo
- San Antonio
- San Antonio La Junta
- San Antonio Masahuat
- San Cristóbal
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Francisco Apanta
- San Isidro
- San Jerónimo
- San Jorge
- San José Capulin
- San José Capulín
- San José Ingenio
- San José Zompopo
- San Juan Abajo
- San Juan Arriba
- San Miguel
- San Miguel Ingenio
- San Miguelito
- San Nicolás
- San Pedro Potrerillos
- San Rafael
- San Rafael Los Horcones
- San Sebastián
- San Sebastián Arriba
- San Tiburcio
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Elena
- Santa Eloísa
- Santa Rita
- Santa Rosa Guachipilín
- Santo Tomás
- Sitio El Panital
- Tablón Chagüite
- Tahuilapa
- Tecomapa
- Texis Junction
- Texistepeque
- Teófilo
- Valeriano
- Valle Nuevo
- Zacamil

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

## Landscape and landmarks of Santa Ana Norte

Named natural and historic features inside Santa Ana Norte, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

19 rivers and streams; 1 lake.
- Laguna de Metapán
- Quebrada Culebreada
- Quebrada El Guayabo
- Quebrada El Jute
- Quebrada La Hoya
- Río Amayo
- Río Amayo
- Río Chimalapa
- Río Chuquezate
- Río Cujucuyo
- Río El Golfo
- Río El Rosario
- Río Guajoyo
- Río Honduritas
- Río Ipayo
- Río San Jacinto
- Río San José
- Río San Miguel
- Río Shutia
- Río Tahuilapa

### Hills and mountains

13 mountains; 10 hills.
- Cerro Miramundo · 2,394 m
- Cerro Brujo · 1,760 m
- Cerro La Peña · 1,128 m
- Cerro El Hormiguero · 1,020 m
- Cerro El Capullo · 942 m
- Montaña del Carrizal · 942 m
- Cerro El Mamey · 659 m
- Cerro Agua Escondida · 641 m
- Cerro San Isidro · 634 m
- Cerro La Burra · 607 m
- Cerro Camalotillo · 604 m
- Cerro Cimarrón · 587 m
- Cerro Tecolote · 587 m
- Cerro Los Negros · 574 m
- Cerro La Majada · 558 m
- Cerro Chepe · 531 m
- Cerro de Ostúa · 530 m
- Cerro Las Guayabillas · 508 m
- Cerro El Matadero · 501 m
- Cerro El Espinal · 495 m
- Cerro La Cascajera · 454 m
- Cerro Las Peñitas · 437 m
- Cerro Texis · 417 m

### Forests and nature

1 park.
- San Diego y La Barra National Park

### Getting around

2 railway stations.
- Estación El Ronco
- Estación Ostúa

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 Santa Ana Norte and the best time to visit

In Santa Ana Norte, the warmest month is Apr (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Dec (20 °C). About 1,284 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (224 mm) and the driest Mar (20 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 | 20 | 26 |
| Feb | 22 | 21 |
| Mar | 23 | 20 |
| Apr | 25 | 37 |
| May | 25 | 142 |
| Jun | 23 | 198 |
| Jul | 23 | 165 |
| Aug | 23 | 198 |
| Sep | 22 | 224 |
| Oct | 22 | 158 |
| Nov | 20 | 62 |
| Dec | 20 | 33 |

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Santa Ana Norte

Places mapped inside Santa Ana Norte in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 8
- Banks 7
- Petrol pumps 10
- Hotels 14
- Shopping malls 3
- Schools 14
- Colleges and universities 2
- Pharmacies 14
- Restaurants 67
- Police stations 3
- Dental clinics 12

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 Santa Ana Norte? In Santa Ana Department, El Salvador
- What borders Santa Ana Norte? Chalatenango Centro, Chalatenango Norte, Lago de Guija, Santa Ana Centro and Santa Ana Oeste
- What is there to see in Santa Ana Norte? Cascada Arcoiris, Caserio las conchas, Cerro Las Iguanas o La Isla, Cerro Masatepeque
- What time zone is Santa Ana Norte in? UTC−6
- What currency is used in Santa Ana Norte? Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Santa Ana Norte? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Santa Ana Norte? 221 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Santa Ana Norte? Settlements lie between 312 m and 1,766 m
- What is the highest point in Santa Ana Norte? Cerro Miramundo (2,394 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Santa Ana Norte? November to April
- How many hospitals are in Santa Ana Norte? 8 mapped
- How many banks are in Santa Ana Norte? 7 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Santa Ana Norte? 10 mapped
- What is the P-code of Santa Ana Norte? SV12003 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Municipality
- Area: 912.7 km²
- P-code: SV12003
- Department: Santa Ana Department

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