Sacacoyo | |
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: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | La Libertad |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Coordinates: | 13.7333°N -117°W |
Elevation M: | 662 |
Sacacoyo is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador.
The name Sacacoyo comes from the Nahua phrase "En el camino de coyotes y zacate" (in the path of coyotes and grass)[1] In 1890, Sacacoyo had a population of 1,870 people. In 1905, Sacacoyo was combined as part of Tepecoyo, but on 11 May 1907 was recreated as Sacacoyo by legislative decree.
Administrative divisions:[2]
Sacacoyo is made up of three cantons: