Jiquilisco
Jiquilisco | ||
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Coordinates: 13 ° 19 ′ N , 88 ° 35 ′ W Jiquilisco on the map of El Salvador
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Basic data | ||
Country | El Salvador | |
Department | Usulutan | |
Residents | 47,784 (2007) | |
Detailed data | ||
height | 44 m | |
Waters | Bahía de Jiquilisco , Pacific | |
Time zone | UTC -6 | |
Jiquilisco is a municipality in the Usulután department in southeast El Salvador . Located on the Bahía de Jiquilisco , 47,784 people live there (as of 2007), making Jiquilisco 30th in El Salvador.
The name Jiquilisco means "Jiquilite collector". In jiquilite or xiquilit is a plant of the genus Indigofera from their roots of dye indigo is obtained.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Censo de población 2007 (PDF-p. 29 (p. 37), Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Censo de población 2007 (PDF-p. 34 (p. 42), Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Declaration on the website of the Fondo de Inversión Social para el Desarollo Local - Gobierno de El Salvador (Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2016 .