Map of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador

Zacatecoluca is the administrative centre of La Paz Department, El Salvador, with a population of about 39,613. It lies at 13.5000°N, 88.8667°W. Zacatecoluca is about 41 km (25 mi) southeast of San Salvador, the capital. The nearest city on our map is San Vicente, 16 km to the northeast.

Zacatecoluca at a glance

Where is Zacatecoluca?

• The 15th largest city in El Salvador by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 20 min on the shortest day to 12 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zacatecoluca

• San Vicente — 16 km northeast
• Cojutepeque — 25 km north
• San Martín — 32 km north
• Ilopango — 35 km northwest
• Soyapango — 38 km northwest
• San Marcos — 39 km northwest
• San Salvador — 41 km northwest
• Delgado — 41 km northwest
• Cuscatancingo — 42 km northwest
• Mejicanos — 43 km northwest

Largest cities in El Salvador

• San Salvador — 525,990
• Soyapango — 329,708
• San Miguel — 247,126
• Santa Ana — 176,661
• Mejicanos — 160,317
• Santa Tecla — 124,694
• Apopa — 112,158
• Delgado — 71,594
• Sonsonate — 59,468
• San Marcos — 54,615

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.