Ahuachapán Department

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Ahuachapán
[[Image:|125px|Flag of Ahuachapán Department]] [[Image:|100px|Coat of Arms of Ahuachapán Department]]
Flag Coat of Arms
Location
Location of Ahuachapán Department
Statistics
Created
(given current status)		 1869
Capital Ahuachapán
Area
   •%
 1,240 km²
  Ranked 8th
Population
   •(2006)
 377,141
  Ranked 7th
ISO 3166-2 SV-AH

Ahuachapán is a department of El Salvador in the west of the country. The capital is Ahuachapán. In the South it has the Apenca-Ilamatepec Range and the Cerro Grande de Apaneca (Apaneca Grand Hill). Its extension is 1,240 km² and has more than 360,000 people living in the department.

[edit] Municipalities

  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
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Departments of El Salvador
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