Ahuachapán () is a
department of
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of 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 by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...
in the west of the country.
The capital is
Ahuachapán.
In the south, it has the Apaneca-Ilamatepec Range and the Cerro Grande de
Apaneca (Apaneca Grand Hill).
It has a population of over 360,000 people.
The Ahuachapán Department was created by the Legislative Decree of February 9, 1869, under the administration of
Francisco Dueñas.
Municipalities
# Ahuachapán Centro
# Ahuachapán Norte
# Ahuachapán Sur
Districts
#
Ahuachapán
#
Apaneca
#
Atiquizaya
#
Concepción de Ataco
#
El Refugio
#
Guaymango
#
Jujutla
#
San Francisco Menéndez
#
San Lorenzo
#
San Pedro Puxtla
#
Tacuba
#
Turín
References
Departments of El Salvador
States and territories established in 1869
1869 establishments in El Salvador
{{ElSalvador-geo-stub