Apopa is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

San Salvador department San Salvador () is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital. The department has North of the Rio Lempa Valley, the "Valle de las Hamacas" (Hammock Valley ...

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

. Probably the seventh biggest city in El Salvador with a little more than 150,000 people, the city has now collided with

Soyapango Soyapango is a Municipalities of El Salvador, municipality in the San Salvador Department, San Salvador department of El Salvador. Soyapango is a commercial center. The municipality is the third most populated area in the country, with 290,412 in ...

and

San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital i ...

, making it part of the Great San Salvador Metro (with a 1,900,000 2010 population estimate).

Toponymy

The

toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...

''Apopa'' means "a place with mist". lugar de vapores de agua

Geography

Hydography: The rivers crossing this municipality are Acelhuate, Las Cañas, Guaycume and Tomayate river. Dimensions: The area is 51.84 km² Orography: The hills within this municipality are El Sartén and El Guaycume hills.

History

The people of Apopa, were a part of the department of San Salvador from June 12, 1824, until March 9, 1836, when it transferred to the federal district of the Central American Federation until June 30, 1839, when it again returned to a municipality of the northern district of San Salvador with the dissolution of the Central American Federation. As a municipality, Apopa by November 14, 1860 had a population of 2194. Its jurisdiction included three farms: The Angel Arrasola, San José and San Nicolás. The latter purchased by the Municipal Corporation. To cooperate in their acquisition, the General President of the Republic Don Gerardo Barrios by act of January 28, 1865, made Apopa head of the northern district with jurisdiction over San Martin, Nejapan and Tonacatepeque. On March 7, 1874, during the administration of Field Marshal Don Santiago Gonzales Apopa was awarded the title of Villa Apopa. In 1878 the district increased with the incorporation of the municipality of El Paisnal. In 1892 Apopa stopped being head of the former district and became part of the new district Tonacatepeque. On June 7, 1921, during the administration of Jorge Meléndez Apopa was conferred the title of the city of Villa Apopa.

Sports

The local professional football club is named C.D. Vendaval Apopa and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Second Division after they merged with Chalatenango.

Gallery

File:Apopa_Parque_Central_El_Salvador_2012.jpg, Central park in Apopa File:Apopa_Carretera_Troncal_del_Norte_El_Salvador_2012.jpg, Troncal del Norte Highway (to Honduras) passes through Apopa. File:Apopa_El_Salvador_Cathedral_2012.jpg, Catholic church in Apopa, across from the Central Park File:Apopa_Alcaldia_San_Salvador_El_Salvador_2012.jpg, Apopa City Hall

References

External links

* {{San Salvador Department Municipalities of the San Salvador Department
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