Map of Santa Tecla, El Salvador

Santa Tecla is the administrative centre of La Libertad Department, El Salvador, with a population of about 124,694. It lies at 13.6769°N, 89.2797°W. Santa Tecla is about 10 km (6 mi) west of San Salvador, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Antiguo Cuscatlán, 3 km to the southeast.

Santa Tecla at a glance

Where is Santa Tecla?

• The 6th largest city in El Salvador by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 19 min on the shortest day to 12 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Santa Tecla

• Antiguo Cuscatlán — 3 km southeast
• San Salvador — 10 km east
• San Marcos — 11 km east
• Mejicanos — 11 km northeast
• Cuscatancingo — 12 km northeast
• Delgado — 13 km northeast
• Soyapango — 16 km east
• Apopa — 18 km northeast
• Ilopango — 19 km east
• Cojutepeque — 38 km east

Largest cities in La Libertad Department

• Antiguo Cuscatlán — 33,767

Largest cities in El Salvador

• San Salvador — 525,990
• Soyapango — 329,708
• San Miguel — 247,126
• Santa Ana — 176,661
• Mejicanos — 160,317
• Apopa — 112,158
• Delgado — 71,594
• Sonsonate — 59,468
• San Marcos — 54,615
• Usulután — 51,910

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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.