Cojutepeque

Cojutepeque is the capital metropolis of El Salvador's Cuscatlán branch. It also served as the capital of San Salvador in the course of several years. It additionally serves because the administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of Cojutepeque. Its populace is estimated at 70,000 human beings with approximately eighty five% residing within the urban areas of the municipality. The Pan-American motorway connects Cojutepeque with San Salvador 33 km away. Its peak is 850 meters above sea stage; it enjoys a pleasant weather. Its nickname is "town of the Mists."

The call Cojutepeque is derived from the Nahuatl words for "on the hill of the turkeys". It received the name of city in 1846. The historical church buildings of San Juan Degollado, San Jose and San Sebastian may be found within the metropolis. Cojutepeque's purchaser saint is Saint Sebastian, and there may be a honest in honor of Saint John the Baptist. Cereals, sugarcane, loaf-sugar, panela, and fruit are cultivated and grown right here, and nearby industries consist of the manufacture of hats made from palm-fronds. The sausages of Cojutepeque are known at some point of El Salvador. The football club Cojutepeque F.C. is primarily based here.