Cabañas Department

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Cabañas
Flag of Cabañas Department Image:COA-Cabanas.png
Flag Coat of Arms
Location
Location of Cabañas Department
Statistics
Created
(given current status)
1873
Capital Sensuntepeque
Area
   •%
1,104 km²
  Ranked 12th
Population
   •(2006)
214,150
  Ranked 14th
ISO 3166-2 SV-CA

Cabañas is a department of El Salvador in the north central part of the country. The capital is Sensuntepeque. Sensuntepeque means 400 hills because around the department there are small hills.One of the coldest regions in El Salvador and Certified place of Tourism , strongly recommended.

From Cerro Pelon (Pelon Hill), you can almost see the whole department.

It has 1,104 km² and more than 200,000 people.

The department was created on February 10, 1873.

The department produces beans, sugar cane, etc.

[edit] Municipalities

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