Tejutepeque
District in Cabañas, El Salvador
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Tejutepeque is a district in the Cabañas Department of El Salvador.[1] It has a population of 20,000.[citation needed]
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| Coordinates: 13°51′N 88°54′W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department |  Cabañas |
| Municipality | Cabañas Oeste |
| Elevation | 2,277 ft (694 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,000 |
| • Summer (DST) | -06:00 GMT |
History
Tejutepeque is thought to be one of 59 surviving settlements that already existed in 1524 when the Spanish first arrived in what is now El Salvador. It became a municipality in 1847 and was incorporated into Cabañas in 1873, having formerly been part of the Cuscatlán department. It officially became a town in 1879 and a city in 1996.[1]
The name of the municipality is composed of the Nahuat words “tejut” or “texut” meaning “embers”, and “tepec” meaning “hill or mountain”: “Ember Mountain” [1]
Traditions
Each October, the municipality has festivities in honor of its patron saint, Saint Raphael the Archangel. It also holds a special procession on Palm Sunday.[1]
