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Cabañas
Department
Tejutepeque, Cerro del Coyote.jpg
Flag of Cabañas
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Location within El Salvador
Location within El Salvador
Country  El Salvador
Created 1873
Seat 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
 • Total 164,945
 • Density 149.474/km2 (387.137/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
ISO 3166 code SV-CA

Cabañas is a department of El Salvador. Its capital is Sensuntepeque. It became a department in February 1873.

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.

Municipalities

  1. Cinquera
  2. Dolores
  3. Guacotecti
  4. Ciudad Ilobasco
  5. Jutiapa
  6. San Isidro
  7. Sensuntepeque
  8. Tejutepeque
  9. Victoria

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Departamento de Cabañas para niños

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