Ahuachapán Department

Department of El Salvador
Department in El Salvador
Flag of Ahuachapán
Flag
Coat of arms of Ahuachapán
Coat of arms
Location within El Salvador
Location within El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°52′01″N 89°53′31″W / 13.867°N 89.892°W / 13.867; -89.892Country El SalvadorCreated1869SeatAhuachapánArea
 • Total1,239.6 km2 (478.6 sq mi) • RankRanked 8thPopulation
 • Total333,406 • RankRanked 7th • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)ISO 3166 codeSV-AH

Ahuachapán (Spanish pronunciation: [awatʃaˈpan]) is a department of El Salvador in the west of the country.[1] The capital is Ahuachapán.[2] In the South it has the Apaneca-Ilamatepec Range and the Cerro Grande de Apaneca (Apaneca Grand Hill).[1] Its has a population of over 360,000 people.[1] The Ahuachapán Department was created by the Legislative Decree of February 9, 1869 under the administration of Francisco Dueñas.

Municipalities

  1. Central Ahuachapán
  2. Northern Ahuachapán
  3. Southern Ahuachapán

Districts

  1. Ahuachapán
  2. Apaneca
  3. Atiquizaya
  4. Concepción de Ataco
  5. El Refugio
  6. Guaymango
  7. Jujutla
  8. San Francisco Menéndez
  9. San Lorenzo
  10. San Pedro Puxtla
  11. Tacuba
  12. Turín

References

  1. ^ a b c Perez, Orlando J. (2016-07-26). Historical Dictionary of El Salvador. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8108-8020-7.
  2. ^ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.
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