Quezaltepeque, El Salvador

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Quezaltepeque
Municipality
Street corner in Quezaltepeque
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Quezaltepeque Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°50′N 89°16′W / 13.833°N 89.267°W / 13.833; -89.267
Country	El Salvador
Department	La Libertad
Elevation	1,401 ft (427 m)

Quezaltepeque is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.

It is located about 15 km from San Salvador.

The word Quezaltepeque is a Nahuat word meaning "hills of quetzal." A quetzal is a bird that used to live around the area of Quezaltepeque. High levels of deforestation forced the bird to migrate to other areas.^{[citation needed]}