Downtown: |
Cojutepeque. |
Foundation: |
May 22nd 1835. |
Altitude: |
850 meters above sea level. |
Population: |
204,939 inhabitants . |
Area: |
756.19 Km². |
Population density: |
Approximately 260 inhabitants per Km2. |
Geometrical growth rate: |
1.1 % |
Total fertility rate: |
3.7 children per woman |
Infant mortality rate: |
37.6 per thousand. |
Life expectancy at birth: |
68.5 years. |
Migration rate: |
-2.5 miles. |
Festivity: |
Patron Saint Day honoring "San Sebastián" and "Inmaculada Virgen de Concepción". |
Period of festivity: |
From January 12th to January 21st. |
Festivity location: |
Cojutepeque City, Departament of Cuscatlán. |
Distance from San Salvador: |
33 Kms. |
Road type: |
Paved. |
Transportation: |
Public buses and all kinds of vehicles. |
Recreational activities: |
* Fireworks.
* Serenades.
* Recreative games.
* Popular dances.
* Queen of the feasts cononation.
* Mechanical and chance games. |
Religious activities: |
* Masses.
* Rosaries.
* Processions. |
Commercial activities: |
Sales of:
* Candies.
* Refreshments.
*
Food.
* Shoes.
*
Cereals.
* Religious and domestic articles.
* Bread.
* Livestock.
* Hats.
* Baskets.
* Bamboo sticks.
* Wood ornaments.
* Ceramic ornaments.
* Sausage. |
Municipalities: |
* Cojutepeque
* Candelaria
* El Carmen
* El Rosario
* Monte San Juan
* Oratorio de Concepción
* San Bartolomé Perulapia
* San Cristóbal
* San José Guayabal
* San Pedro Preulapán
* San Rafael Cedros
* San Ramón
* Santa Cruz Analquito
* Santa Cruz Michapa
* Suchitoto
* Tenancingo |
