Tamanique 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
La Libertad department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
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 ...
, about 17 miles northwest of El Puerto La Libertad.
Tamanique is known for coffee growing and avocado trees. Its population is 5,000 (including surrounding areas).
Gallery
Image:Street_in_Tamanique_2012.jpg, Streets of Tamanique.
Image:Tamanique_Parque_Central_2012.jpg, Central Park in Tamanique.
Image:Tamanique_el_Salvador_01_2011.jpg, Going out of Tamanique
Image:Bienvenidos_a_Tamanique_LL_ES.jpg, Entrance to Tamanique
Municipalities of the La Libertad Department (El Salvador)
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