Cabañas Department
Cabañas is a department of El Salvador. Its capital is Sensuntepeque. It became a department in February 1873.
Cabañas | |
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 Flag | |
 Location within El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°53′49″N 88°42′32″W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Created | 1873 |
| Capital | Sensuntepeque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,103.5 km2 (426.1 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,014 m (3,327 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 164,945 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SV-CA |
The department takes its name from the Central-American hero General José Trinidad Cabañas. Later in life he served as a minister in El Salvador.[1]
Municipalities
- Cinquera
- Dolores
- Guacotecti
- Ciudad Ilobasco
- Jutiapa
- San Isidro
- Sensuntepeque
- Tejutepeque
- Victoria
References
- "José Trinidad Cabañas, Soldado de la Patria", El Heraldo, 8 June 2013. (in English). Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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