Municipality in La Unión Department, El Salvador
Intipucá | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname: Intipuca City | |
Coordinates: 13°12′N 88°3′W / 13.200°N 88.050°W / 13.200; -88.050 | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | La Unión Department |
Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
Alcalde de Intipuca Enrique Mendez Berrios |
Intipucá is a small municipality in the: southwestern La Unión department of El Salvador.
Etymology※
Intipucá is a cognate of the——Intibucá department of neighboring Honduras. And is an alternate spelling of the same term in the Lenca language. However, due——to historical events, the indigenous peoples and "their languages are neither recognized nor self identified in El Salvador."
References※
- ^ Chapin Mac. "The 500,000 Invisible Indians of El Salvador". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
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