Cabañas Department
Cabañas | |
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Location of cabañas in El Salvador | |
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Capital | Sensuntepeque |
population | 167,600 (Ber. 2017) |
surface | 1,104 km² |
Population density | 152 inhabitants / km² |
structure | 9 |
ISO 3166-2 | SV-CA |
Website | Amss.gob.sv |
Cabañas is one of 14 departments in El Salvador and is located in the north of the country on the border with Honduras .
The capital of the department is Sensuntepeque . Cabañas was founded on February 10, 1873. The department received its name from General José de la Trinidad Francisco Cabañas Fiallos .
The main economic drivers in Cabañas are the cultivation of beans and sugar cane . A hydropower plant on the Río Lempa supplies the region with electricity.
Municipios
The Cabañas department is in turn divided into nine municipalities :
Web links
- Cabins Guide
- http://www.amss.gob.sv/pages/municipios/cabanas.htm
- http://www.4elsalvador.com/departamento_de_cabanas.htm
Coordinates: 13 ° 54 ′ N , 88 ° 42 ′ W