Apaneca | |
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District | |
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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 |
| Municipality | Ahuachapán Centro |
| Area | |
• District | 17.42 sq mi (45.13 km2) |
| Population (2024)1 | |
• District | 9,436 |
| • Rank | 143rd in El Salvador |
| • Urban | 6,866 |
| • Rural | 2,570 |
Apaneca is a district in the Ahuachapán Department of El Salvador. The name means river of the wind in Nahuatl.2
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
Towns
- Santa Leticia
References
References
- "City Population: Check for Humans". City Population. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- Planet, Lonely; Harrell, Ashley; Bartlett, Ray; Brash, Celeste; Butler, Stuart; Clammer, Paul; Fallon, Steve; Kaminski, Anna; Kluepfel, Brian; McCarthy, Carolyn; Albiston, Isabel (1 November 2019). Lonely Planet Best of Central America. Lonely Planet. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-78868-670-9. Retrieved 17 March 2026.