Texistepeque
Texistepeque | |
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District | |
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Seal | |
| Nickname: Texis | |
Texistepeque Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 14°08′N 89°30′W / 14.133°N 89.500°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | Santa Ana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Landaverde |
| Area | |
| • District | 69.10 sq mi (178.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,329 ft (405 m) |
| Population | |
| • District | 19,271 |
Texistepeque (Nawat: Tēksistepēk) is a local district in the municipality of Santa Ana Norte in the Santa Ana department of western El Salvador. It lies in the center of the department, north of Santa Ana and south of Metapán and Masahuat. It was founded by the Poqomam Maya peoples and conquered by the Pipil people of Cuzcatlan until the Spanish conquest. The meaning of its name comes from the Nawat language and means place of eggs or alternatively mountain of eggs; from Nawat teksis (eggs), and tepec or tepet (mountain) which indicates a place name.