Colón is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador, bordering Santa Tecla, Quezaltepeque, San Juan Opico, Ciudad Arce and Sacacoyo y Talnique. It was previously known as El Guarumal, made a town on 20 August 1886 and a villa on 24 July 1986.

Cantons

The District of Colón is made up of the central neighborhood in Ciudad Colón and several cantons:

  • El Botoncillal
  • El Cobanal
  • Cuyagualo
  • El Capulín
  • El Limón
  • El Manguito
  • Entre Ríos
  • Hacienda Nueva
  • Las Angosturas
  • Las Brisas
  • Las Moras
  • Lourdes

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File:Los_Chorros,_Colon,_La_Libertad_2012.jpg|Entrance to Los Chorros

File:Entrada_a_Lourdes_LL_El_Salvador2012.jpg|The Canton of Lourdes

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