Acajutla
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Coordinates: 13 ° 35 ′ N , 89 ° 50 ′ W Acajutla on the map of El Salvador
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| Country | El Salvador | |
| Department | Sonata | |
| Residents | 29,701 (2012) | |
| Detailed data | ||
| surface | 166.59 | |
| height | 24 m | |
| Time zone | UTC −6 | |
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Acajutla ( Nawat : Acaxual ) is a port city on the Pacific coast in southwest El Salvador .
In 1524, Spanish conquistadors defeated an army of the Pipil in the area , after which Acajutla became an important port for the Spanish colonial empire .
Acajutla is the main port of El Salvador and handles a large part of its coffee , sugar and balsam (a tree resin) exports . There is also an oil refinery and fertilizer factory in the city . Other important branches of the economy are the fish processing industry and bathing tourism.
Web links
Commons : Acajutla - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Acajutla. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved June 14, 2019 .