Cojutepeque

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Cojutepeque
Municipality
Cojutepeque at night
Cojutepeque Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°43′N 88°56′W / 13.717°N 88.933°W / 13.717; -88.933
Country	El Salvador
Department	Cuscatlán Department
Area
• Municipality	31.43 km2 (12.14 sq mi)
Elevation	853 m (2,799 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Municipality	50,315
• Metro	70,000

Cojutepeque (Spanish pronunciation: [koxuteˈpeke]) is the capital city of El Salvador's Cuscatlán department. It also served as the capital of San Salvador during several years. It also serves as the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its population is estimated at 70,000 people with about 85% living in the urban areas of the municipality.^[1]

The name Cojutepeque is derived from the

Cereals, sugarcane, loaf-sugar, panela, and fruit are cultivated and grown here, and local industries include the manufacture of hats made out of palm-fronds. The sausages of Cojutepeque (los chorizos de Cojutepeque) are known throughout El Salvador.^[1]

Its principal tourist attraction is Cerro de las Pavas, from which the lake of Ilopango, the volcano of San Vicente, and the Valley of Jiboa can be seen.^[1]

Geography

The

Its height is 850 meters above sea level; it enjoys a pleasant climate. Its nickname is "City of the Mists".[1]

Cerro de las Pavas

The peak known as Cerro de las Pavas can be reached via two roads from Cojutepeque: one for cars, the other a zigzagging path for pedestrians.^[1]

In 1924, Governor Fidel Antonio Novoa Fuentes began an improvement program for the peak and built the park known as Parque de Montaña. During the administration of President Óscar Osorio, the pathways leading to the peak were improved thanks to the efforts of the poet Raúl Contreras.^[1]

There is a grotto on the peak that displays an image of the Our Lady of Fátima. A pilgrimage to this grotto occurs in May and is a major religious festival in El Salvador.^[1]

Chorizos

achiote, herbs, and spices).^{[citation needed}

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Sport

The football club Cojutepeque F.C. was based in Cojutepeque.

References

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1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2008-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "Normales Climatológicas 1981-2010" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.

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