San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to:

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San Lorenzo, Chihuahua

San Lorenzo is a town and seat of the municipality of Dr. Belisario Domínguez, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the town had a population of 441, up from 308 as of 2005.

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San Lorenzo, Ecuador

San Lorenzo is a port town on the north coast of Ecuador, about 18km south of the Colombian border. It is joined by a narrow gauge rail to the city of Ibarra in the Highlands and for many years it was an important port for the export of balsa wood and tagua.

Coordinates: 1°15′57″N 78°50′29″W / 1.2658°N 78.8414°W / 1.2658; -78.8414

Bognanco

Bognanco, population about 250, is a commune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located in an Alpine valley about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Turin immediately to the west of Domodossola and on the border with Switzerland. Its municipal boundaries extend over an area of 58.1 square kilometres (22.4 sq mi) that ranges in elevation from 380 to 2,713 metres (1,247 to 8,901 ft) above sea-level and borders on the Italian communes of Antrona Schieranco, Crevoladossola, Domodossola, Montescheno and Trasquera, and Zwischbergen in the Swiss canton Valais.

The population is distributed between two main settlements, a number of hamlets, and various isolated dwellings: the seat of the municipality is in San Lorenzo (980 m). Fonti (669 m) was also classified as a centro abitato ("populated centre"). Less strongly defined settlements (nuclei abitati) were Graniga (1113 m), Messasca (525 m), and Pizzanco (1142 m). Localities whose population was subject to significant variation during the course of a year were Pioi (850 m), La Gomba (1251 m), and Vercengio (1299 m). Morasco (956 m) is described as a ‘special mountain nucleus’.

San Lorenzo, San Marcos

San Lorenzo (Spanish pronunciation: [san loˈɾenso]) is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It was founded in 1812 year by Spanish families.

This is the birthplace of Justo Rufino Barrios-who served as President of Guatemala from 1873 until his death in 1885 and whose native house has been declared as a National Heritage.

Tourism

San Lorenzo's most representative historic landmark is "Justo Rufino Barrios" hacienda, birth place of general Barrios and named National Heritage by the government.

Climate

San Lorenzo has temperate climate (Köppen: Cwb).

Geographic location

San Lorenzo has an area of 25 Km², which makes it one of the smallest municipalities of both San Marcos Department and Guatemala. It is located 23 km West of San Marcos, the department capital, and is surrounded by San Marcos municipalities.

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Coordinates: 15°01′16″N 91°44′16″W / 15.02111°N 91.73778°W / 15.02111; -91.73778