Ahuachapán Department
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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
- Central Ahuachapán
- Northern Ahuachapán
- Southern Ahuachapán
Districts
- Ahuachapán
- Apaneca
- Atiquizaya
- Concepción de Ataco
- El Refugio
- Guaymango
- Jujutla
- San Francisco Menéndez
- San Lorenzo
- San Pedro Puxtla
- Tacuba
- Turín
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-8020-7.
- ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.