Atiquizaya
Atiquizaya | |
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District | |
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  Atiquizaya Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°58′N 89°45′W / 13.967°N 89.750°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department |  Ahuachapán |
| Municipality | Ahuachapán Norte |
| Area | |
• District | 25.73 sq mi (66.64 km2) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• District | 34,209 |
| • Rank | 42nd in El Salvador |
| • Urban | 29,485 |
| • Rural | 4,724 |
Atiquizaya is a district[2] in the Ahuachapán Department of El Salvador.[3]
It covers an area of 66.64 km2 and as of 2007 has a population of 33,587.
Cantons
It is divided into the following cantons:
El Chayal, Salitrero, Tapacún, Tortuguero, El Iscaquilío, Joya del Plantanar, Joya del Zapote, La Esperanza, Loma de Alarcón, Pepenance, San Juan El Espino, Santa Rita, Rincón Grande y Zunca.
Sports
The local football club is named C.D. Huracán and it currently plays in the Salvadoran Third Division.
References
- 1 2 3 "City Population: Check for Humans". City Population. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- ↑ "Así será la distribución de municipios y distritos, según ley de restructuración territorial". Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ↑ "Google Maps".
