| Apaneca | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | El Salvador |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in El Salvador |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | El Salvador |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ahuachapán Department |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 45.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 8,597 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Coordinates: | 13.85°N -137°W |
Apaneca is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador.
It has an area of 45.13 square kilometers. Its population is of 8,597 inhabitants (Estimated 2006). The municipality is divided in 7 cantons: