Ahuachapán (city)

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Ahuachapán
Coordinates: 13 ° 55 '  N , 89 ° 51'  W
Map: El Salvador
marker
Ahuachapán
Ahuachapán on the map of El Salvador
Basic data
Country El Salvador
Department Ahuachapán
Residents 110,511 
City insignia
Bandera del Departamento de Ahuachapán.PNG
Escudo del departamento de ahuachapan..png
Detailed data
surface 244.84
Time zone UTC −6
City Presidency Abilio Flores ( Nuevas Ideas ), 2018–2021

Ahuachapán is a city in western El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of the same name .

Ahuachapán has a geothermal power plant and a hydropower plant . Due to the geothermal activity, there are many fumaroles in the mountains in the area .

Ahuachapán is the birthplace of the poet Alfredo Espino and is about an hour's drive from El Imposible National Park .

Individual evidence

  1. Resultados Alcaldes Electos en El Salvador para 2009-2012 ( Memento from December 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive )