Jutiapa, El Salvador

This article is about the Salvadoran district. For other uses, see Jutiapa (disambiguation).

Jutiapa (Tepehahua)
District
Distrito de Jutiapa
Location of Jutiapa in the Department of Cabañas
Jutiapa Location in El Salvador
Coordinates: 13°53′N 88°54′W
Country	El Salvador
Department	Cabañas Department
Government
• Type	Mayoralty
• Mayor	Lorenzo Rivas
Area
• Total	25.92 sq mi (67.12 km2)
Elevation	2,064 ft (629 m)
Population  (2014)
• Total	>7,000
Time zone	UTC-6

Jutiapa is a district in the Cabañas department of El Salvador. Its population was over 7000 inhabitants for the year 2015.

History

Jutiapa is a pre-Columbian settlement whose original name was Tepeahua. In 1740 there were about 25 inhabitants, and in 1770, as part of the parish of Suchitoto according to Pedro Cortés y Larraz, there were 189.

Between 1824 and 1835, it was part of the department of San Salvador, and in the last year it became part of Cuscatlan. In 1859, Jutiapa had 1,772 inhabitants, and neighbouring with several farms indigo. Due to the decree on February 10, 1873, it became part to Cabañas. It received the title of town on January 25, 1879.

General information

The district covers an area of 67.12 km² and has an altitude of 380 m. The festivities are celebrated in the month of November in honor to San Cristobal. The name Tepeahua means "Hill of Oaks" or "Place of oaks"; and Jutiapa, "River of the Jutes". Over the years, the town has been known as Tepeagua (1548), San Cristóbal Jutiapa (1740), and Jutiapa (1770–1807).