San Isidro is a district in the
Cabañas department
Cabañas () is a department of El Salvador in the north central part of the country. Its capital is Sensuntepeque and it is one of coldest parts of El Salvador. Classified as a department in February 1873, it covers an area of and has over 164 ...
of
El Salvador
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, roughly northeast of
San Salvador
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.
History
The parish of San Isidro was established in an electoral law dated February 18, 1873. It belonged to the
San Vicente Department
San Vicente () is a department of El Salvador in the center of the country. The capital is San Vicente. On October 4, 1834, San Vicente City of Austria and Lorenzana (Ciudad de San Vicente de Austria y Lorenzana) was made the capital of State o ...
from the 12 June 1824 to 10 February 1873, after which it became part of the newly formed Cabañas Department. By legislative decree of February 7, 1879 it was awarded municipal status.
In 1977, archaeologist
Wolfgang Haberland was involved in an excavation in the municipality. He discovered petroglyphs in the
Grutas de Corinto dated to the Preclassic Mesoamerican period ( 1200 to 400 BC).
In the late 1990s, the FAO funded the "Sustainable agriculture on hillsides" project in the municipality of San Isidro.
Geography
The district covers an area of , and is bordered to the north and east by
Sensuntepeque
Sensuntepeque () is a city and district in the Cabañas Department, Cabañas department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department and principal town in the area. Sensuntepeque is located about northeast of the capital, San Salvador, at ...
, to the east by
Guacotecti, to the south by
Santa Clara,
San Esteban Catarina
San Esteban Catarina is a municipality in the San Vicente department of El Salvador
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and
San Sebastián
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in the San Vicente Department, and to the west by
Ilobasco
Ilobasco is a district in the Cabañas department of El Salvador. It is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of the capital, San Salvador.
History
The Pipil people later conquered the territory at the end of the 15th century. It was organ ...
. It is surrounded by the
Morontepeque,
Humeras and
El Orégano hills, and the principal rivers are the
Las Cañas,
De los Pueblos,
Titihuapa,
San Isidro,
El Jícaro and
Viejo.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 7 cantons, with 22 ''caseríos'' (hamlets):
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Izcatal; 687 inhabitants; 2 caseríos (Izcatal, las Vainillas)
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El Ámate
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* El, fami ...
; 1,402 inhabitants; 5 caseríos (El Ámate, El Zarzal, El Junquillo, La Loma)
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Los Jobos; 1,085 inhabitants; 4 caseríos (Los Jobos, Cerro de Ávila, Los Jobitos, El Jute)
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Llano de La Hacienda; 1,424 inhabitants; 1 caserío (Llano de la Hacienda)
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Potrero de Batres; 837 inhabitants; 2 caseríos (Potrero de Batres, El Tablón)
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Potrero y Tabla; 557 inhabitants; 2 caseríos (Potrero y Tabla, Horcones)
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San Francisco
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; 1,397 inhabitants; 5 caseríos (San Francisco, Hacienda Vieja, Las Minas)
Economy
The principal agricultural items produced include basic grains, sesame and sugarcane. The people raise livestock: cattle, pigs, horses and mules. Dairy products and sweet brown sugar are produced. San Isidro is also a manufacturer of building materials. The Asociacion de Amigos de San Isidro Cabanas (ASIC, Friends of San Isidro Cabanas Association) is a community organization which deals with local mining.
Landmarks
The local government building is located on Avenida Mayo 15, west of the 1,500 m
2 Parco central. It was built in 1956, made of adobe with a tile roof and wooden frame, with a portal on the main façade in the colonial style. Over the years it has functioned as the mayor's office, a prison and health centre. Casa de la cultura is located on Calle Central, built with mud brick walls and columns of reinforced concrete, with glass lattice windows and brick cement flooring.
Iglesia San Isidro Labrador was completed in 1988.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Official siteMipuebloysugente.com
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Municipalities of the Cabañas Department