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Cabañas Department

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Cabañas Department

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department of El Salvador

Key facts

Country
El Salvador
Capital
Sensuntepeque
Largest city
Ilobasco
Total
1,103.5 km (426.1 sq mi)
Rank
Ranked 12th
Highest elevation
1,014 m (3,327 ft)
Lowest elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Density
149.47/km (387.14/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC−6 ( CST )
Iso 3166 code
SV-CA

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Wikidata facts

Located in
El Salvador
Population
143049
Area
1104
Time zone
UTC−06:00
Shares border with
Intibucá Department
Image
Cerro Eramon, visto desde el rio Copinolapa,Cabañas, El Salvador - panoramio.jpg
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Commons category
Cabañas Department
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Category:Cabañas Department
inception
1873-02-10
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Encyclopedic overview

Cabañas ( Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈβaɲas]) is a department of El Salvador in the north central part of the country. Its capital is Sensuntepeque and it is one of coldest parts of El Salvador. Classified as a department in February 1873, it covers an area of 1,103.5 km (426.1 sq mi) and has over 164,900 inhabitants. The other major city of the department is Ilobasco. Agricultural produce includes coffee, sugar cane and sesame seeds, as well as dairy products. Gold, silver and copper are the principal minerals mined in the department. Its main industrial activity is oriented to manufacture of potteries, cheese, lime and distilleries.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cabañas Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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