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Tejutepeque | |
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 Location of Tejutepeque in Cabañas Department | |
  Tejutepeque Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°51′N 88°54′W / 13.850°N 88.900°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department |  Cabañas |
| Municipality | Cabañas Oeste |
| Elevation | 2,277 ft (694 m) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• District | 7,189 |
| • Rank | 164th in El Salvador |
| • Rural | 7,189 |
| • Summer (DST) | -06:00 GMT |
Tejutepeque is a district in the Cabañas Department of El Salvador.[2] It has a population of 20,000.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Tejutepeque is thought to be one of 59 surviving settlements that already existed in 1524 when the Spanish first arrived in what is now El Salvador. It became a municipality in 1847 and was incorporated into Cabañas in 1873, having formerly been part of the Cuscatlán department. It officially became a town in 1879 and a city in 1996.[2]
The name of the municipality is composed of the Nahuat words “tejut” or “texut” meaning “embers”, and “tepec” meaning “hill or mountain”: “Ember Mountain” [2]
Traditions
[edit]Each October, the municipality has festivities in honor of its patron saint, Saint Raphael the Archangel. It also holds a special procession on Palm Sunday.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "City Population: Check for Humans". City Population. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
- 1 2 3 4 Herrera, Alejandro (11 October 2023). "Tejutepeque, Cerro de las Brasas". Guanacos (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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