Quezalapa is a town in

Ahuachapán Ahuachapán () is a city, district, and the capital of the Ahuachapán Department in western El Salvador. The district, including the city, covers an area of 244.84 km2 and as of 2007 has a population of 110,511 people. Situated near the ...

, El Salvador. Quezalapa is the

Nahuat Nawat (academically Pipil, also known as Nahuat) is a Nahuan language native to Central America. It is the southernmost extant member of the Uto-Aztecan family. Before Spanish colonization it was spoken in several parts of present-day Central ...

word for the

Quetzal Quetzals () are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family. They are found in forests, especially in humid highlands, with the five species from the genus ''Pharomachrus'' being exclusively Neotropical, while a single species, the eared quet ...

bird. It is located 43 mi (or 70 km) West of

San Salvador San Salvador () is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its San Salvador Department, eponymous department. It is the country's largest agglomeration, serving as the country's political, cultural, educational and fin ...

, the country's capital. Nearby is Cerro de Apaneca mountain which is part of the Quezalapa mountain range and is the source of the Paz river. According to the census of population and housing carried out by the National Institute of statistics and geography in 2005, the population of Quetazalapa had a total of 808 inhabitants, of which 377 were men and 431 were women.

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{{Reflist Populated places in El Salvador Ahuachapán Department