Apaneca

Apaneca
District
Apaneca
Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°51′N 89°48′W / 13.850°N 89.800°W / 13.850; -89.800
Country El Salvador
Department Ahuachapán
MunicipalityAhuachapán Centro
Area
 • Total
17.42 sq mi (45.13 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
8,597

Apaneca is a district in the Ahuachapán Department of El Salvador. The name means river of the wind in Nahuatl.

It has an area of 45.13 square kilometers. Its population is of 8,597 inhabitants (Estimated 2006). The municipality is divided in 7 cantons:

  • El Saltillal
  • Palo Verde
  • Quezalapa
  • San Ramoncito
  • Taltapanca
  • Tizapa
  • Tulapa
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