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Candelaria de la Frontera

Coordinates: 14°7′N 89°39′W / 14.117°N 89.650°W / 14.117; -89.650
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Candelaria de la Frontera
Municipality
Candelaria de la Frontera is located in El Salvador
Candelaria de la Frontera
Candelaria de la Frontera
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 14°7′N 89°39′W / 14.117°N 89.650°W / 14.117; -89.650
Country El Salvador
DepartmentSanta Ana Department
Government
 • MayorJanet Rivera (ARENA)
Area
 • Total35.19 sq mi (91.13 km2)
Elevation
2,224 ft (678 m)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total22,686

Candelaria de la Frontera is a municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador.

Climate

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Climate data for Candelaria de la Frontera (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)
31.6
(88.9)
32.9
(91.2)
33.7
(92.7)
32.3
(90.1)
30.8
(87.4)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
30.4
(86.7)
29.8
(85.6)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.8)
31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.9
(75.0)
25.1
(77.2)
26.1
(79.0)
25.6
(78.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.8
(76.6)
24.7
(76.5)
24.0
(75.2)
23.9
(75.0)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
24.4
(75.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9)
18.5
(65.3)
19.0
(66.2)
20.1
(68.2)
20.6
(69.1)
20.4
(68.7)
20.5
(68.9)
20.4
(68.7)
20.0
(68.0)
20.1
(68.2)
19.6
(67.3)
18.8
(65.8)
19.7
(67.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.5
(0.06)
3.6
(0.14)
5.5
(0.22)
48.6
(1.91)
191.9
(7.56)
286.1
(11.26)
233.4
(9.19)
296.8
(11.69)
326.5
(12.85)
189.7
(7.47)
33.4
(1.31)
7.9
(0.31)
1,624.8
(63.97)
Average relative humidity (%) 62 60 59 62 70 78 73 76 80 77 68 65 69.2
Source: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales[1]

People

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Gabriel Granillo, a Salvadoran American killed during a 2006 gang fight in Houston, Texas, is buried in Candelaria de la Frontera.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Normales Climatológicas 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Peralta, Eyder. "Pain and aftermath" (Archive). Houston Chronicle. December 5, 2006. Retrieved on November 7, 2015.