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Sacacoyo

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) 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:

Sacacoyo is made up of three cantons:

  • Ateos (historically Atehuan)
  • Buena Vista
  • La Montañita

References

  1. ^ "Municipio de Sacacoyo - Historia". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. ^ "Municipio de Sacacoyo - División Politico Administrativa". Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2012-09-14.