Pasaquina
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Pasaquina | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag | |
  Pasaquina Location in El Salvador | |
| Coordinates: 13°35′4″N 87°50′28″W / 13.58444°N 87.84111°W | |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Department | La Unión Department |
| Government | |
| • Mayor/alcalde | Aparicio Villatoro |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,152[1] |
| Time zone | CST-6 |
| Website | pasaquinacity |
Pasaquina is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador.
During the pre-Columbian times the territory was inhabited by Mayan groups called the Uluas. Under the Spanish colonial era, Pasaquina was joined as a part of San Alejo in 1786.
For the nineteenth century, the region was incorporated into the Department of San Miguel in 1824 and annexed to the Union in 1865. They earned the title of "town" in 1872, and the title of "city" in 1920. On September 8 2024, a helicopter crashed in the municipality. All 9 people on board were killed
