Nejapa

Nejapa on the map of El Salvador

Nejapa is a city and a municipality in El Salvador in Central America in the department of San Salvador and has 29 458 inhabitants ( 2007) at 83.36 km ².

The city lies at an altitude of 450 m above sea level. NN good 10 kilometers north-northwest of the provincial capital San Salvador halfway between Apopa and Quezaltepeque. The municipality is bordered to the north by Quezaltepeque and Aguilares, to the east by Guazapa and Apopa, south to San Salvador and Santa Tecla and to the west again Quezaltepeque.

Every year on August 31, " Las Bolas de Fuego " ("The Fireballs " ) are celebrated. For this tradition, there are two explanations: The volcano El Playon, part of the Volcan de San Salvador, broke out in November 1658 and made ​​people flee to the area of the then Nexapa. The religious version says that San Jeronimo, the patron saint of the city, with fireballs fought against the devil.

Departamento San Salvador Department Departments of El Salvador Quezaltepeque, La Libertad Aguilares, Argentina Santa Tecla, El Salvador
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