Apopa

Apopa
Santa Catarina Cathedral
Santa Catarina Cathedral
Flag of Apopa
Apopa is located in El Salvador
Apopa
Apopa
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°48′N 89°11′W / 13.800°N 89.183°W / 13.800; -89.183
Country El Salvador
DepartmentSan Salvador Department
MetroSan Salvador Metropolitan Area
Incorporated (town)1874
Incorporated (city)1921
Government
 • TypeDemocratic Republic
 • MayorJennifer Juárez
Area
 • City20.02 sq mi (51.84 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • City198,528
 • Urban
198,528
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
SV-SS
CP 1123
Area code+503
Websitealcaldiadeapopa.com (in Spanish)

Apopa is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. Probably the seventh biggest city in El Salvador with a little more than 150,000 people, the city has now collided with Soyapango and San Salvador, making it part of the San Salvador metropolitan area (with a 1,900,000 2010 population estimate).