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Ahuachapán (department) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 13 52 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 13.8667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 089 55 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -89.9167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Rio de Paz forms western border with Guatemala; terrain comprises deep valleys, mountains, and volcanoes, the highest of which is Cerro Chichicastepeque; crops include coffee, corn, and beans; salt deposits are worked along the coast. |
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| Ahuachapán (preferred,C,V,French)
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| Ahuachapán, Departamento de (C,V)
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| Departamento de Ahuachapán (C,V,O)
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| Ahuachapán department (C,O,display)
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| ES01 (C,U,FIPS)
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Place Types: |
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| department (preferred, C) |
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since 1869 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| kingdom (H) |
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of Pipil Amerindians |
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