Apaneca
Apaneca | |
|---|---|
District | |
Apaneca Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°51′N 89°48′W / 13.850°N 89.800°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | Ahuachapán |
| Municipality | Ahuachapán Centro |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.42 sq mi (45.13 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 8,597 |
Apaneca is a district in the Ahuachapán Department of El Salvador. The name means river of the wind in Nahuatl.[1]
It has an area of 45.13 square kilometers. Its population is of 8,597 inhabitants (Estimated 2006). The municipality is divided in 7 cantons:
- El Saltillal
- Palo Verde
- Quezalapa
- San Ramoncito
- Taltapanca
- Tizapa
- Tulapa
Towns
- Santa Leticia
References
- ^ Planet, Lonely; Harrell, Ashley; Bartlett, Ray; Brash, Celeste; Butler, Stuart; Clammer, Paul; Fallon, Steve; Kaminski, Anna; Kluepfel, Brian; McCarthy, Carolyn; Albiston, Isabel (1 November 2019). Lonely Planet Best of Central America. Lonely Planet. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-78868-670-9. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
See also
- Concepcion de Ataco
- La Palma
- Antiguo Cuscatlan
- Ahuachapan, El Salvador
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