Acajutla
Acajutla
Acaxutla | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Coordinates: 13°35′24″N 89°50′01″W / 13.59000°N 89.83361°W | |
| Country | El Salvador |
| Department | Sonsonate Department |
| Area | |
• Total | 166.59 km2 (64.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 29,701 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-06:00 (CST) |
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Acajutla is a seaport city in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador. The city is located at 13°35′24″N 89°50′01″W / 13.59000°N 89.83361°W on the Pacific coast of Central America and is El Salvador's principal seaport from which a large portion of the nation's exports of coffee, sugar, and Balsam of Peru are shipped. As a city, Acajutla is one of seventeen such districts in Sonsonate. As of 1992, the population of the city was 18,008.