Sacacoyo
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  Sacacoyo Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°44′N 89°28′W / 13.733°N 89.467°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | La Libertad |
| Elevation | 2,172 ft (662 m) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• District | 15,915 |
| 18,855 | |
| • Rank | 89th in El Salvador |
| • Urban | 12,782 |
| • Rural | 3,133 |
Sacacoyo is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.
History
The name Sacacoyo comes from the Nahua phrase "En el camino de coyotes y zacate" (in the path of coyotes and grass)[3] In 1890, Sacacoyo had a population of 1,870 people. In 1905, Sacacoyo was combined as part of Tepecoyo, but on 11 May 1907 was recreated as Sacacoyo by legislative decree.
Geography
Administrative divisions:[4]
Sacacoyo is made up of three cantons:
- Ateos (historically Atehuan)
- Buena Vista
- La Montañita
References
- 1 2 3 "City Population: Check for Humans". City Population. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
- ↑ "Sacacoyo Population 2026". World Population Review. 2026-07-09. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
- ↑ "Municipio de Sacacoyo - Historia". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ↑ "Municipio de Sacacoyo - División Politico Administrativa". Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
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